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Hot Fuzz: Police sent to capture wandering swan causing traffic problems

A wandering swan caused traffic chaos in the Black Country after it left a canal behind for roads near a shopping centre.

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The swan.

The bird was eventually caught by officers from West Midlands Police’s Force Support Unit while on patrol near the Merry Hill shopping centre.

Police attempt to capture the swan.

The creature was caught by officers as it made its way down a road near to the Brierley Hill shopping centre on Monday. West Midlands Police’s Force Support Unit tweeted pictures of the incident and said: “Dudley and Sandwell B Unit came across this near the Merry Hill Centre causing traffic chaos.

“Swan has been captured and returned to the canal safe and well.”