PIKESVILLE, Md. - A herd of buffalo somehow got loose and wandered around an upscale neighborhood Tuesday, disrupting traffic and alarming homeowners before officers managed to corral them in a tennis court.

More than a dozen police cars and a police helicopter were used to herd the roughly 10 beasts, authorities said.

"Somehow they figured it out; I've got to give a lot of credit to the creativity of our officers," police spokesman Shawn Vinson said.

Authorities have identified the owner of the buffalo but did not release the person's name immediately.

Residents in the Baltimore suburb first reported that buffalo were meandering along the road about 7 a.m.

Police shut down several major traffic arteries, including a section of the Baltimore Beltway, while they tried to anticipate which way the buffalo would roam.

Officers eventually managed to maneuver the buffalo onto the tennis court about a mile from where they first were spotted.

 

Are you sure it wasn't the next stop for the Smoky Mountain Romance Writers group?

 

Didn't here of this

 

Well, you better keep your eye out for buffalo today, particularly if you plan to play tennis.

 

I'd be more worried about the buffalo chips on the tennis courts

 

I hear that they're good for practice serves -- as long as your eyes and mouth are closed on impact.

 

The more I learn about other places, the more I love the bay area.

 

I heard that the buffalo in the Bay Area are all gay.

 

They were all gay... which is why they are now extinct in the bay area.

 

That reminds me of a joke: What did one gay sperm say to the other gay sperm? "How do you find an egg in all this shit?"