ALLIANCE, Ohio -  A routine call about suspicious activity turned into an unexpected photo opportunity for an Alliance police officer Thursday after he responded to a report of a man riding a bull in a local Walmart parking lot.

Officer Ronald Hook of the Alliance Police Department received the call describing a "Male with a cowboy hat riding a whitish bull up and down the parking lot." The unusual nature of the complaint prompted a moment of incredulity for the officer.

“If I’m reading this right, is he actually riding a real bull?” Officer Hook asked the dispatcher, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.

Officer Hook proceeded to the location in the 2500 block of West State Street and indeed found the rider and his bovine companion.

It turned out the bull and its owner were simply passing through town on their way to a rodeo scheduled for the weekend at Garwood Arena in Columbiana County.

Instead of issuing a citation for suspicious activity, Officer Hook embraced the moment. The department’s post concluded that before long, “Ptl Hook was up on the bull for a picture,” ensuring a memorable end to the day’s patrol.

The incident was captured on the officer's bodycam and shared on Facebook: