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Passenger side of the car, and i said well zip down the street here and well -- you try and get a shot at the chimp. and well go from there. >> they hope to tranquilize the chimp but sue spots the police car and decides to kick play time into high gear. the dash cam inside bloomquists car records her as she pushes a trash bin down the street. but what happens next surprises even bloomquist. >> so about that time is when the chimp saw us and then proceeded to jump up on the hood, started banging ...

My explorer, looked through the window, got on top, started punching the sunroof. >> bloomquist must now figure out his next move. >> the last thing i want to do is shoot the chimp. i know they can be dangerous animals. they have five times the strength of a human. >> that point was proven in february 2009, when a chimpanzee got loose from a connecticut home and attacked the owners friend, horribly disfiguring her. >> hes killing my friend! >> whos killing your friend? >> my chimp. my chimpanzee...

>> sue gets a new home after her owner is cited for keeping a wild animal within city limits. >> sue has been transferred to the kansas city zoo. >> the kansas city zoo has one of the largest primate habitats in north america. sue will eventually join the chimpanzee troop. looking back, sergeant bloomquist says the incident is a little funny but it could have had an entirely different outcome. >> if his fist or his leg would have come through there, i think at that point something a little more ...

Strength of a human. >> that point was proven in february 2009, when a chimpanzee got loose from a connecticut home and attacked the owners friend, horribly disfiguring her. >> hes killing my friend! >> whos killing your friend? >> my chimp. my chimpanzee! >> well, im not an expert but to me, it did not appear that he was being aggressive. >> still, bloomquist knows he has to get sue under control. >> our job is to, you know, protect people, protect property. >> little does he know, the chimpanz...

Chimp but sue spots the police car and decides to kick play time into high gear. the dash cam inside bloomquists car records her as she pushes a trash bin down the street. but what happens next surprises even bloomquist. >> so about that time is when the chimp saw us and then proceeded to jump up on the hood, started banging on the roof of the car, and i had somebody ask me, you know, what was the animal control guy doing. i said are you kidding me? do you really think im watching the animal con...

In north america. sue will eventually join the chimpanzee troop. looking back, sergeant bloomquist says the incident is a little funny but it could have had an entirely different outcome. >> if his fist or his leg would have come through there, i think at that point something a little more serious might have happened. >> for police, dealing with a chimp is an unusual occurrence. but dealing with speeding cars, thats an everyday hazard. this state trooper is about to meet his hazard head-on. its ...

Is shoot the chimp. i know they can be dangerous animals. they have five times the strength of a human. >> that point was proven in february 2009, when a chimpanzee got loose from a connecticut home and attacked the owners friend, horribly disfiguring her. >> hes killing my friend! >> whos killing your friend? >> my chimp. my chimpanzee! >> well, im not an expert but to me, it did not appear that he was being aggressive. >> still, bloomquist knows he has to get sue under control. >> our job is t...

The dash cam inside bloomquists car records her as she pushes a trash bin down the street. but what happens next surprises even bloomquist. >> so about that time is when the chimp saw us and then proceeded to jump up on the hood, started banging on the roof of the car, and i had somebody ask me, you know, what was the animal control guy doing. i said are you kidding me? do you really think im watching the animal control guys face while this chimps going ape on my car? >> sue then proves to every...

A wild animals on the loose, terrorizing a neighborhood. >> he opens it up and starts doing this. >> and becoming an occupational hazard for one unfortunate cop. >> im just thinking how longs this going to go on? >> october 2010. suko the chimp or sue, as shes called, escapes from her owner and is making all kinds of trouble around a kansas city neighborhood. >> he opens up the door and hes like there. hes a smart monkey, starts smiling, laughing, pointing at us, ha-ha. >> the chimpanzee comes o...

>> that point was proven in february 2009, when a chimpanzee got loose from a connecticut home and attacked the owners friend, horribly disfiguring her. >> hes killing my friend! >> whos killing your friend? >> my chimp. my chimpanzee! >> well, im not an expert but to me, it did not appear that he was being aggressive. >> still, bloomquist knows he has to get sue under control. >> our job is to, you know, protect people, protect property. >> little does he know, the chimpanzee is nowhere near re...