Late-night door-knocker turned out to be a headbutting escaped goat

Police officers responding to a report of late-night door knocking arrived at the scene and apprehended the culprit, who turned out to be an escaped goat.

Sebastopol Police Services in California said officers were dispatched at 1:38am on Monday to investigate a report of knocking on a resident's door.



"When officers arrived on scene the subject was still knocking on the front door, with their head," the department said.

"The subject, a goat, was safely taken in to custody and reunited with their owner later that morning," they added.