Cheetah in town, cops search for owner

SHARJAH: Residents in the vicinity of the Radisson SAS Hotel in Al Sheeth area of Sharjah, were shocked on Tuesday, to spot a cheetah roaming the city’s streets.

Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Bin Darwish, head of Anjad traffic patrol section, said that the Sharjah police are on the lookout for the cheetah’s owner.

Lt. Colonel Darwish revealed that the cheetah was two years old and appeared to be quite tame during the time it was strolling the streets. The cheetah rested for almost one hour next to Al Maghfera mosque till rescuers from the Arabian Wildlife Centre could come to the scene and take the animal into safe custody.