No kidding? Police ‘arrest’ a goat

You’ve ‘goat’ to be kidding me. — You’ve ‘goat’ to be kidding me. –Photo via the Merrimack Police Department Facebook page.

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Allison Pohle

May 15, 2015

Someone’s been a “baaaad’’ boy.

Police in Merrimack, New Hampshire picked up this runaway kid Thursday after finding him roaming around town.

“Suspect #1,’’ as police called him, (we prefer Billy) wasn’t as crafty as the famed Lowell goat, who eluded capture for a month.

But Billy wasn’t the only goat kicking around Merrimack on Thursday. Police also reported finding another goat, but haven’t posted a picture of its capture yet.

We’ll just call him the scapegoat.

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