The case of the Queens cow

NEW YORK - An errant cow is headed for greener pastures after being corralled by police following a two-mile chase through the streets of Queens.

Dubbed "Queenie," the brown and white bovine was captured around 11 p.m. Tuesday, about one hour after she was first spotted roaming the streets of Jamaica, Queens, said Richard Gentles, a spokesman for Animal Care & Control of New York City.

"We have the cow. We're taking care of her. She will probably go to a farm sanctuary upstate," he said.

No one seemed to know where the cow came from. Gentles said there have been no reports of a missing cow from any of the area slaughterhouses.

"We wait a day or two to see if anyone claims her," he said. If no one does, Gentles said the white-faced Queenie, who's approximately 1 1/2 years old and sports white patches over a brown torso, will be taken to live on a farm in upstate New York.