Plundering pig now lives high on the hog.
After numerous complaints of mischief in the city of Aurora, a 400lb (181kg) culprit has finally been caught loitering outside a shopping centre.
Officials say Fred, who dodged them for several days, is "always hungry" and "loves his belly scratches".
Aurora Animal Services knew they were looking for a pig, they were surprised at just how big he was. It took about eight people and five hours to capture him. They now hope to find his forever home.
"He's almost like a dog in behaviour, so we want to maintain his life of being a happy, social pig," said Augusta Allen, a field officer with Aurora Animal Services,
City officials first became aware of Fred on 24 September when they received a call about a pig that was tearing up a person's yard. But when animal officers arrived on the scene, they were not able to find him.
More calls came in the next day, this time about a pig in traffic. Then another call about a pig that was ruining someone's landscaping.
He was then spotted again three days later on 27 September, in the early morning hours.
This time, Fred was in a position where he could be captured, Ms Allen said.
Still, it was no easy task.
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