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| Lancashire kangaroo or wallaby sighting investigated | Lancashire kangaroo or wallaby sighting investigated |
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| Police in Lancashire have been looking for a mystery marsupial after people reported seeing one near Garstang. | Police in Lancashire have been looking for a mystery marsupial after people reported seeing one near Garstang. |
| Officers heard about a kangaroo crossing a carriageway in Winmarleigh while they were running a rural crime operation in the area at the weekend. | Officers heard about a kangaroo crossing a carriageway in Winmarleigh while they were running a rural crime operation in the area at the weekend. |
| Lancashire Police's Dave Kerfoot said he had been sceptical but added that seeing a photo of the animal showed he may have been "overly suspicious". | Lancashire Police's Dave Kerfoot said he had been sceptical but added that seeing a photo of the animal showed he may have been "overly suspicious". |
| He said police were investigating where the animal was from and who owned it. | He said police were investigating where the animal was from and who owned it. |
| He added that he had "suspected that it was residents wanting a Winmarleigh Wallaby to rival the Pilling Panther". | He added that he had "suspected that it was residents wanting a Winmarleigh Wallaby to rival the Pilling Panther". |
| The Pilling Panther refers to rumoured sightings of a wildcat which is said to stalk the area around near the village of Pilling, which lies to the west of Winmarleigh. | The Pilling Panther refers to rumoured sightings of a wildcat which is said to stalk the area around near the village of Pilling, which lies to the west of Winmarleigh. |
| A police spokesman said there were suggestions that the animal was not a kangaroo, but a wallaby, which may have escaped from a nearby farm. | A police spokesman said there were suggestions that the animal was not a kangaroo, but a wallaby, which may have escaped from a nearby farm. |
| He added that the weekend operation had seen officers stop and check 130 vehicles and arrest one driver on suspicion of drinking and driving. | He added that the weekend operation had seen officers stop and check 130 vehicles and arrest one driver on suspicion of drinking and driving. |
| He said four further drivers were "reported for having no insurance, one [was] issued with a fine for having no MOT and one [was] reported for possession of cannabis". | He said four further drivers were "reported for having no insurance, one [was] issued with a fine for having no MOT and one [was] reported for possession of cannabis". |