Things Got Fowl Fast When This Turkey Took Over the Scene

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In Indiana, what started as a normal day for a local store turned wild when a full-sized turkey strutted through the front doors. Watch as officers try to wrangle the unexpected visitor in this hilarious encounter from On Patrol: Live.  The real story doesn’t stop here. Keep watching on REELZ+.  reelzplus.com

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00:00This one was sent to us by the St. Joseph County Police Department in Indiana.

00:05Now, last Thursday, they received a 911 call from a customer inside a local pharmacy

00:09who appeared to be in grave V-danger.

00:16911, what is the address of the emergency?

00:20I'm at Martin's on Ranger.

00:22There's a very large turkey that just went in the store and was trying to chase the customer.

00:27It's a really big turkey.

00:28It's, like, three foot tall, so it's, like, huge.

00:31And it's flying around all the shelves and chasing people.

00:35A St. Joseph police officer has now arrived on the scene.

00:39Where's that turkey?

00:40The ephemer is in the corner of Just Take a Right.

00:42Yeah, all right.

00:43I'm trying to keep people away.

00:44He's calm and relaxed right now.

00:47Yeah, we like this all.

00:50How did he get in here?

00:51I was just walking in, just came through the door.

00:53Just ran through.

00:54Apparently, the prodigious poultry is perched atop the painkiller section of the pharmacy.

01:01He's pretty strong.

01:02He walked right in the door.

01:03Oh, the turkey.

01:05Oh, yeah.

01:05Oh, my God.

01:06Oh, man.

01:07There's the bird.

01:09And as some bourbon drinkers will argue, wild turkey may not belong on the top shelf.

01:14Yeah, he's a little stressed out.

01:16I'm trying to see his beard.

01:18He moves in to get a closer look at the bird.

01:20Oh, well, it's almost that time of year.

01:22He probably thinks there's a hen in here.

01:24Fortunately, the officer's very well protected.

01:27You know, in case the gobbler makes any sudden movements.

01:30Floor, I'd be best.

01:32Oh, no.

01:33We don't want that.

01:35Not the sudden movement that they were expecting.

01:38Well, isn't that pretty?

01:39With animal control still busy on another call.

01:42I don't know.

01:43They said they're at another turkey call and they'd call us back.

01:45The officers decide to take matters into their own hands.

01:48If we could just get, like, a line of people to kind of section this off.

01:53That way we can.

01:55Well, just so that we're going to try and herd him out the door.

01:58As they begin implementing their plan, a third St. Joseph's officer is now arriving on the scene.

02:06Excuse me.

02:06He makes his way to the pharmacy.

02:08So, hey, Okonski, we're going to try and herd him that way.

02:13But it looks like Okonski has a different plan.

02:17Oh, she's grabbing.

02:18Grab him then.

02:20He's going to jump.

02:23Come up with the blanket.

02:25We're trying to get him to run out that way.

02:29The officer carefully approaches the bird.

02:34Reaches over.

02:35You want a blanket?

02:35No, it's going to have to make him mad.

02:39Watch those top talons.

02:44And he's got it.

02:45We got to see that again.

02:50As the officer distracts the bird with his left hand.

02:53He's a canine.

02:54Oh, he is?

02:55Yeah.

02:55He slowly reaches over and then grabs the drumstick.

03:04Come on, Rudy.

03:05I had to come do this for you.

03:06Now to return this wild turkey back to the wild.

03:11I'm going to go out this way and take it on the side.

03:13Looks like this is one of those catch and release situations.

03:15This is my trophy turkey for the year.

03:17Dude, this sucker's heavy, man.

03:19Oh yeah, he's probably 35 pounds.

03:23The officer releases the bird.

03:26It scurries away and quickly takes off.

03:30And for these officers...

03:31I had a turkey standoff.

03:33From here on in, everything else is just gravy.

03:36I told you I was going to grab that thing.

03:39I am sorry about all those turkey jokes.

03:43Trust me.

03:43From here on in, I promise no more bird puns.

03:47I'm going cold turkey.

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