WESTBROOK – Members of the Westbrook police and Maine Warden Service located the moose that caused a big stir in the area of the Westbrook Arterial and Rand Road near the turnpike during the commute Wednesday morning.

The moose was tranquilized so it could be safely moved.

A Westbrook dispatcher said police were trying to locate the moose that had been reported in traffic. Commuters spotted five police cruisers and a game warden’s vehicle in the area.

Members of the Westbrook Police Department and the Maine Warden Service tranquilized a moose that had been reported near traffic Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy of Scarborough Police Department)