Loose cow causes fence damage near Valley Mills, Valley Mills TX
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As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to a loose cow along Highway 56 near Valley Mills. The animal caused minor fence damage before being guided back inside its enclosure. Attempts to reach the owner, identified as (name withheld), went to voicemail, but contact was later expected through a relative. The situation was resolved without further incident.
Audio|Heard on: Bosque and Surrounding Counties Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:8
Transcript:
00:00
Just outside of Valley Mills, going to have a black cow that's going to be out.
00:03
He's over in the far ditch.
00:05
Going to try if I can get him back in the fence.
00:10
Ten four.
00:15
Seven status.
00:35
Where you safe?
00:41
209 County.
00:44
Go ahead.
00:47
Do you have any owners in the area? It's going to be a black steer.
00:51
I don't see any ear tags or anything on him right now, but he's favoring the fence line off to the right of the roadway trying to find his way back in.
01:02
If we can make contact with someone.
01:09
Ten four, I attempted to contact (name withheld), but it's still in straight to voicemail.
01:12
I'll try to contact something else.
01:15
Four, thank you ma'am.
01:19
Support. Found where he came out of.
01:21
It's going to be some damage fencing.
01:27
Like some T-poster down as well.
01:28
I'm going to try and get a better location or an address so we can put it on file if this cow gets out again here on FM 56, ma'am.
01:34
Stand by.
01:38
10-4[1], thank you.
01:41
Plan.
01:47
If we get any other calls about this black cow, but it went back into the fence line.
01:50
But it is going to be some damaged fence line out there if we get any other call on this black cow tonight.
01:58
Back.
02:02
From his sister, I believe she's going to try to reach out to him.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
FM 56, Valley Mills, TX
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