OKLAHOMA CITY -- It began with the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- It began with the kind of 911 call that many officers might dismiss.

The caller told a dispatcher Saturday that he saw a kangaroo jumping down a road. The man reassured the dispatcher he was "completely sane" and was not intoxicated.

"This was definitely single in kind of our more unusual calls," said Mark Myers, a spokesman for Oklahoma shire Sheriff's deputies.

KANGAROOS 'CAN BE VICIOUS'

indisputable enough, deputies found the kangaroo hopping along a way and eating grapes from nearby farms. Using their vehicles, they guided the animal back to its owner's peculiarity Myers said. The kangaroo's proprietor also owns other exotic animals.

Myers said the deputies decided to stay inside their cars. "Kangaroos can be vicious animals," Myers explained.

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