A woman reportedly called police after she came across the African spurred tortoise in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Greenlea Drive. Once they arrived, officers said they found the ...
CLEARWATER, Fla. (CBS12) — After a low-speed foot pursuit, Clearwater officers corralled an African-spurred tortoise and transported her to a local aquarium until a suitable home opens up.
After doing some investigative work, the sergeant learned about an African Sulcata Tortoise named T Pain that was reported as a runaway from the area of South Missouri Avenue earlier in November.
After officers could "corral the critter," they discovered the animal was an African-spurred tortoise and said they didn't know if it escaped from someone's home or was dumped by someone in the area.