Deer Escapes Police, School

Intruder broke a window to enter building over holiday weekend
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Dec 4, 2023 5:00 PM CST
Deer Escapes Police, School
Police officers pursue a deer down a hallway at Cedar Grove Elementary School on Nov. 25 in Toms River, New Jersey.   (Toms River Police Department via AP)

A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend: A deer jumped through a small window and knocked over items in a classroom before fleeing the building. A man walking his dog around 10pm on Nov. 25 saw the young deer smash through a window at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River, which is about 60 miles east of Philadelphia. The man notified police, and their subsequent search of the school was recorded by the officers' bodycams, the AP reports.

When officers encountered the deer in a stairwell, the animal initially charged at them as it ran down a hallway. It then entered a classroom by opening a door that happened to be unlatched and jumped onto a bookshelf, scattering some items—but it didn't cause any major damage. The officers eventually used a dog snare to get the deer out of the classroom, and it soon fled the building the same way it got in. Authorities said the animal didn't appear to be seriously injured. School staffers boarded up the window and cleaned up after the deer's escape.

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