Ram captured by police after several days on the run in Mount Laurel, New Jersey

MOUNT LAUREL TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- Police in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, caught a ram Friday morning that had been on the loose for several days.

"He was jumping bushes and running all over the place. We were able to, with a handful of officers and the division of public works, we were able to kind of chase him down, tire him out, and grab him by the horns, literally," said Officer Kyle Gardner, with the Mount Laurel Police Department.

Authorities tell Action News the ram was seen all over the township, including on Horseshoe Drive, Elbo Lane and Hainesport Road.

Michael O'Brien said he first spotted the ram in his backyard on Thursday afternoon.

"I went out on the deck and took a picture of him," he said. "I zoomed in and I saw the horns."

O'Brien said he kept tabs on the ram throughout the day on Thursday as it roamed around his neighborhood.

On Friday morning, he and his wife watched as police chased the ram around the neighborhood.

"It took probably about 45 minutes, that we saw, for them to catch him at my neighbor Joe's house," O'Brien said.

Joe Decicco told Action News he was in his truck, parked in the driveway when the ram ran by and headed straight to his backyard. He said officers followed the animal.

"About six of them followed him. They were able to lasso, or collar, him and he sat down and that was it."

Police said the ram was cornered in Decicco's yard and was safely captured at about 8:45 a.m. with help from the Division of Public Works.

Officials said the ram was then returned to its owner.

Action News spoke with the owner over the phone Friday afternoon. He said the animal was doing fine.

The ram wasn't the only animal to escape this week in the region. In Philadelphia, a driver captured video of a horse galloping down I-95 Tuesday morning.

The horse was later caught. Police think it ran away from one of the city's urban riding clubs.