An opossum led officers on a bizarre chase across a New York subway station during the morning commute. <br /><br />Video filmed by a commuter shows officers chasing the opossum down the stairs of the 59 St subway station in Brooklyn. <br /><br />They can be seen wrapping the animal in blankets to be transported safely away from the station. <br /><br />Herald Urena, of Brooklyn, said he was on his way to work when he saw six police officers chasing the animal. <br /><br />He said: "There was police tape set up on the stairway to block off foot traffic. <br /><br />"This seemed crazy to me as police never come down to handle the rat problem but we see one opossum and it becomes a crime scene."<br /><br />According to Herald, the opossum was moving towards the southbound platform of the station when it was apprehended. <br /><br />He added: "They had to cover it in blankets to calm it down and they had it pinned down by a kind of grabbing tool. <br /><br />"I guess the opossum didn't pay the MTA toll."
