Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Home intruder turned out to be a duck

Police responded to the Swan Pond area of North Reading, Massachusetts, on Saturday after a woman woke up to hear banging noises coming from downstairs.

Concerned that there was an intruder, she called 911 and was instructed to remain stay on the line, but to remain in her bedroom until officers arrived. Police quickly determined there was no forced entry to the home.



The woman was told she could leave her bedroom and let in police. When police entered the home, they were confronted by the intruder – a female Wood Duck. But the duck wasn’t going to go easily. After a short pursuit inside of the home Officer Greg Connolly caught the webbed-footed assailant without incident – or injury to the duck.

Connolly let the duck outside and it quickly flew back to the safety of Swan Pond. Police found the duck entered the home through an open chimney flue. “The duck, covered in chimney soot, flew directly into a vaulted ceiling, leaving the perfect soot silhouette of the flying duck on white ceiling,” said police.

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