article_snippet.sent: It wasn't until the caller was questioned in detail and provided 'very believable' answers, that the police realised that the police were telling the truth.
article_snippet.sent: the police attempted to capture the beast with the help of the local fire department, to no avail reported Deutsche Welle news.
article_snippet.sent: Police instead began to work on finding out who the marsupial belonged to.
article_snippet.sent: The owners contacted a travelling circus who had recently passed through the area but The owners could account for all of The owners kangaroos.
article_snippet.sent: The owners later contacted police after The owners kangaroo had returned to
highlights_snippet.sent: German police initially believed the report was an April Fools day prank .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: After realising the caller was serious German police found the beast in a nearby field .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The owners later called police when the animal returned to the animal's enclosure .
  