Overview
- Officers were dispatched just before 8 a.m. Friday to the Hunter Woods area of Monroe Township in Gloucester County after reports of a loose horse.
- An officer gave brief chase on foot as the animal trotted through neighborhood streets before additional units helped corral it.
- Police identified the officer as Nathan O’Lano and joked that he “cannot outrun a horse,” according to their social media post.
- The horse was secured without incident and returned to its owner, with no injuries reported.
- Monroe Township Police said such calls are not uncommon and later clarified that the name “Seabiscuit” was used only as a lighthearted alias.