Police in Stirling have managed to take into custody a very different kind of troublemaker than they are used to - a runaway wallaby.
The marsupial - dubbed Wally by cops - was spotted by a shocked Scot in the central belt over two weeks ago when it ran across the road in an incredible encounter.
Finn O'Hagan, 20, was taking a late night drive when he came across the animal before filming it and trying to speak in an Australian accent to make it feel more at home.
But now, 16 days after the strange encounter, police have managed to return the missing marsupial to its owner.
Taking to Twitter, the force said: "You may have been aware that there was a lost wallaby in the Stirling area recently.
"We're happy to announce that the wallaby was traced by our @polscotrpu colleagues in the early hours of this morning & safely returned to it's owner.
"#WheresWally #FoundHim."
We previously told how Mr O'Hagan saw the creature and initially thought it was a cat.
In the video, Finn says: “That’s a f****** wallaby oh my God!”
He then jumps out of his car to further investigate.
Using his best Aussie accent, he tries to coax the animal out saying: “G'day mate! It’s a f***** wallaby. Hello my friend do you wanna come here?”
The wallaby seems unmoved by Finn's attempts and more interested in the verges at the side of the road.
The wallaby then turns and stares at Finn who approaches and says:” Oh you are so cool, what are you eating there buddy? Are you friendly?”
The disinterested wallaby then manoeuvres around Finn and continues on his journey.
Speaking to The Record, Finn said: “We saw the wallaby on the road up to Carron Valley before the turn off to the north third reservoir in Stirling.
“We had just come round the corner and had to stop the car as there was a cat on the road, the cat eventually left and as I came round the next corner, 'I went ah there’s another bloody cat' and then realised it was a wallaby.
“I had a little freak out due to how excited I was and went out to go see if I could coax it back to me before I could find the owner.
"I put on my best Australian accent so the wee guy could understand me but to no avail, very friendly wallaby though.
“We had to leave the wallaby as the SSPCA was shut, but this morning I messaged I searched for the last time it was spotted and someone has tagged the owner.”
“So, I messaged him and he says he will be out looking for the wallaby today.
"He has the wallaby as a pet at a local farm.”
“I was shocked seeing one here, I thought I had accidentally gone through a wormhole and ended up in Stirling Australia.”
Scotland’s history with wallabies dates back to 1940 where a small troupe of them were introduced to Inchonnachan, a small island in Loch Lomond.
It's not the first time they have been spotted in Stirling however, dog walker Carly Meaney was left "stunned" after happening upon a wallaby back in a similar area in March.
