Deputy Responding To Intruder Report Finds Turkey In Home

[Kor37 9]

Deputy responding to intruder report finds turkey inside home

AP

Posted: 2008-04-06 15:43:31

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (AP) - An Ottawa County sheriff's deputy responding to a report of a suspected intruder at a Hudsonville home shouted a warning to surrender, then released her K-9 dog inside.

 

Deputy Sarah Flick tells The Grand Rapids Press "you could hear banging on the walls and the dog growling." She then kicked down the door to a bedroom where she had seen a broken window and found the intruder: a turkey.

 

Flick called off the German shepherd. The Holland Sentinel reports animal control responded to get the bird.

 

WGHN-AM in Grand Haven reports 28-year-old Melissa Spoelma had fled the home Saturday morning when she heard a window break.

 

Spoelma says she called 911 and then her husband, who was out of town getting ready for Michigan's spring turkey hunting season.

Looks like the turkey was trying to save some time for the husband.......

Edited April 6, 2008 by Kor37

[GhostofMajorHayes 10]

This is a first for me. I have never heard of this from a turkey before :lol:

[Theunicornhunter 2]

Talk about irony

[trekz 7]

If it had been K-9 from Dr. Who sent in, he could have talked the turkey out! :lol:

 

At least the deputy here called her dog off. Thank goodness it was Deputy Flick and not Deputy Fife! Hijinks would have ensued ... :P

[ddillard 2]

I wonder if they got to keep the turkey for dinner?