Ohio police officer meets kangaroo during traffic stop

A Cincinnati-area police officer making a traffic stop Wednesday night on Interstate 71 discovered the driver had a kangaroo riding the back seat.

The Norwood Police Department posted video Thursday about the animal encounter on its Facebook page.

“Oh my gosh,” officer Phil Harvey said in the video as the kangaroo named Scooby Roo poked its head out from a blanket he was wrapped inside.

The officer cautioned the driver about properly restraining the animal.

Kangaroos are not classified as dangerous wild animals under Ohio law and are not illegal to own.

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