Cows ‘Bessie and Clyde’ captured in Marshfield after 5 days on the run

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Last week, Marshfield police officers tried to wrangle the cows but failed on several occasions, Sergeant Liam Rooney said in an interview.

Two cows in Marshfield are finally safe at home after they evaded capture for five days, wandering along busy roadways, police said.

On Monday night, the Marshfield Police Department announced that the cows, named Bessie and Clyde, were captured. Authorities had to use a thermal-imaging drone and tranquilizer darts in order to bring the “unusual adventure” to an end, police said.

“BESSIE AND CLYDE ARE HOME!,” the department said in a post on Facebook Tuesday morning. “After five days on the run, one Black Angus heifer calf and one Black Angus bull have finally been safely located and reunited with their owners!”

The cows escaped on Thursday from a property near the intersection of Ferry Street and Main Street, police said.

On Monday, police in Marshfield received assistance from the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department, which provided the thermal-imaging drone, as well as a local farmer and a local veterinarian who ensured the tranquilizer was deployed safely.

“Both Bessie and Clyde are healthy, safe, a little tired, but most importantly... HAPPY TO BE HOME!,” police said.

Last week, Marshfield police officers tried to wrangle the cows but failed on several occasions, Sergeant Liam Rooney said in an interview.

Every time officers approached the animals to try to secure them, the bovines ran into the woods, Rooney said last week.

“They’re running straight into a densely wooded area and it’s impossible to get them in that terrain,” Rooney said.

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