Clearwater police rescue 'wayward' tortoise found roaming apartment complex's parking lot

A tortoise is safe and sound following a "low-speed pursuit" with the Clearwater Police Department.

Officers rescued a "wayward" tortoise Wednesday after a woman found him roaming the parking lot of an apartment complex.

In a Facebook post, the department said the woman found the tortoise on Greenlea Drive near Otten Street.

"She called police and our officers found the animal trying to go on the lam at a very slow rate of speed," the department stated in the post.

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.

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