WASHINGTON TWP., New Jersey -- Washington Township police were on a different kind of foot pursuit on Friday afternoon. They were trying to take a 200-pound pig named Pumba into custody. His crime?

This fugitive had to be hog-tied. New Jersey cops were forced to tackle a 200-pound runaway pot-bellied pig named Pumba after the hefty hog broke out of a Gloucester County farm, according to police.

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Pumba the traveling potbelly pig has become a local celebrity in South Tacoma. Owner Jenessa Johnson plans to relocate Pumba to Maryland later in 2025. Tacoma recently passed an ordinance allowing ...

Pumba the potbellied pig likes attention. Especially when it means he gets a treat out of it. Inside his home enclosure a couple blocks from South Tacoma Way on Wednesday, Pumba beat the heat by ...