Summary:
Police in Mexico have been called out to help a man who was caught stealing a hippopotamus for a walk in the park.

Full article:
By . Leon Watson . Police out on patrol in Mexico came across a big problem when they were called out to help round up a hippopotamus. The beast was spotted wandering aimlessly through the streets of Tlajomulco de Zunigaa, in the central state of Jalisco. It was apparently with a man who said he kept the animal at his home was not too far away. The man told police the animal wandered off into the streets when he let it out of its cage for a walk in the park. After some coaxing, police surrounded the hippo and guided it into a cage. Officers then arrested the man, who didn't have the documentation to prove he was the owner. Mexican police were called to help with an unusual situation in Tlajomulco de Zunigaa in the state of Jalisco . Walkies: Police in Mexico found this hippo going for a walk in the central state of Jalisco . After some coaxing, police surrounded the hippo and guided it into a cage . A man told police the animal wandered off into the streets when he let it out of its cage for a walk in the park .