Police corral urban herd after midnight Los Angeles stroll

WEST COVINA, Calif. � It was less an arrest than a roundup.

Police said a donkey led more than a dozen sheep and goats on a stroll through a suburban West Covina neighborhood east of Los Angeles.

Police were called around 12:30 a.m. Thursday by reports of a herd of animals walking the streets.

The animals finally were corralled with the help of the Los Angeles County Sheriff�s Department.

Authorities said the animals escaped their owners� property in neighboring Valinda through an unsecured gate.

A donkey that led about a dozen sheep and goats stroll through the suburban West Covina neighborhood east of Los Angeles on Thursday.West Covina (California) Police Department

The owner was contacted and took the herd back home.

No injuries were reported but police said it raised a few eyebrows among officers who thought they�d seen it all.