Officers with the Hinesville Police Department responded Sunday after residents reported spotting the large reptile roaming ...

Officers on the scene joked that the rescue turned into an "unexpected workout" ...

HINESVILLE, Ga. (WSAV) — After escaping its enclosure Sunday, Bradwell’s resident tortoise was tracked down and returned by ...

It wasn't too difficult for first responders to catch up with this big fella ... lifting him, on the other hand, was a little harder.

Police in Georgia used "a lot of muscle" to wrangle a large and "ridiculously heavy" tortoise that absconded from a local high school.

With sunshine and mild temperatures drawing residents outdoors on Sunday, the Hinesville Police Department said a tortoise apparently thought it was great opportunity for an adventure of his own.

A Hinesville tortoise escaped its pen Sunday. Neighbors called 911 and D‑Watch officers returned the hefty reptile to its owner unharmed.