WEST BROOKFIELD, Mass. (WBZNewsRadio) - A Massachusetts State Police Trooper recently rescued a great horned owl while on assignment, booking the animal into the State Police-Brookfield Barracks, where it temporarily took on the literal title of "jailbird."
Trooper Samuel Muto was on his way back from the Massachusetts State Police Marine Unit in Boston, when he came upon the injured owl on route 67 in West Brookfield.
"...after resisting briefly, he was bundled into custody in a State Police jacket." State Police wrote on social media. The owl was housed in Cell #1 before Environmental Police Officers transported the owl to Tufts Animal Hospital for treatment.
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