Authorities, Ranchers Wrangle Cow On The Loose In Elk Grove

A cow that was disrupting traffic Wednesday morning in the area of Highway 99 and Stockton Boulevard in Elk Grove has been captured safely.

KCRA-TV reports the cow was lassoed by a couple of ranchers on horseback and transported to a trailer.

KCRA says the agitated female cow had been running in the roadway and in a shopping center parking lot and had charged at several officers.

Bull or Cow captured in elk grove pic.twitter.com/5nn5G95WXA
— Sean Bennett (@tvseanb) May 7, 2014

If you want to wrangle a cow, who else would you call but a cowboy with his trusty lasso? http://t.co/58uKPX3Abg pic.twitter.com/Vdff0Bq1tF
— News10 - California (@News10_CA) May 7, 2014

We now have a horse out here in Elk Grove to help a rancher rope this cow. Cow has been on the loose all morning pic.twitter.com/EricwGpPZJ
— Zohreen (@Zohreen) May 7, 2014

Cow on the loose in Elk Grove! Got her in a field - sending out the call for alfalfa, rope and a cowboy! #ElkGroveCow pic.twitter.com/gU4Wvw40Go
— Marianne McClary (@GoodDayMarianne) May 7, 2014

Elk Grove Police chase cow near Elk Grove Blvd, on the loose since 3AM http://t.co/UD4ba764WH pic.twitter.com/Rrd6D75x4Y
— FOX40 News (@FOX40) May 7, 2014