Holy cow! Runaway bovine corralled after escaping N.Y. slaughterhouse

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Friday, January 22, 2016
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JAMAICA QUEENS, N.Y. (WPVI) -- The NYPD corralled a runaway cow that got loose in New York Thursday afternoon.

The incident happened just after noon near 164th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica Queens.

Police responded to the scene and were able to harness the heifer without incident.

The bovine was cornered in a parking garage at Archer Avenue and 165th Street.

No injuries were reported.

It is believed the cow escaped from the Jamaica-Archer Live Poultry and Meat Market on 165th Street.

It was initially spotted on Jamaica Avenue and Merrick Boulevard.