Barry Peterson and his wife came home to find an unusual guest had taken up residence on their couch. At first, they thought they were victims of a break in after finding their front window smashed in. But as soon as they got inside they saw the culprit “lounging on their sofa” – it was a wild turkey!
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The turkey – who police later identified as Tom – was relaxing on their red sofa.
After they were unsuccessful in shooing the big bird out of their home themselves, the Petersons decided to call 911.
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When asked to state the nature of their emergency Mrs. Peterson explained, “”I don’t know if I should call you or what, but we just came home from being gone – and a wild turkey flew through our front window and is now in our house.”
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The South Lake Minnetonka Police Department soon appeared at their doorstep. And when one of the officers asked about the intruder, he summed up the situation as soon as he saw Tom and spoke to Barry about it.
“Oh there he is, sure. OK.”
“We’ve got two ways for him to go out and he just won’t go either way,” Barry explained.
“OK, you mind if I snap a picture or two as well?”
How could the officer resist? Tom was very obliging and gave him a smile.
He took a video as well.
Once the snapshots were done, the cop then got down to business trying to coax Tom outside. But Tom didn’t seem too interested in obliging the officer. So two more cops came in to assist and as soon as one flashed a light at him, Tom realized he had outstayed his welcome.
It was time to go and he hopped down and out the door before giving one last stare back at the comfy home he had taken up residence in before wandering back into the woods.
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Police shared that Tom found a more appropriate place to perch revealing that he “found a better spot in an oak tree” and added, “The wild turkey was not injured.”
The Petersons smartly recorded the turkey’s visit for posterity and will no doubt be told as the time they came home and found a turkey that ran “afowl of the law”. You can watch his video below:
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