Turkeys Gone Wild — Whatcha Gonna Do?
A Wisconsin news team captured video of a gobbler gone wild chasing a backpack laden youngster down the street after school this past December. The child was able to stay one step ahead of the aggressive turkey, which chased him relentlessly down the bicycle lane. Coming to his rescue, the driver of an SUV veered in front of the tom, and ended the assault. The child was walking home from school, minding his own business, when the cantankerous tom decided to run him off his turf.
The Altoona, Pennsylvania, Police Department recently responded to an unusual scene, according to its Facebook page — two turkeys that were criminally trespassing in a yard on Fifth Avenue near 22nd Street. When officers arrived on the scene, the suspects ignored verbal commands and tried to flee, giving way to a brief police chase. The department released raw video of the chase — it shows the free birds become jailbirds. The birds were eventually apprehended and committed to life on a local farm, without parole, according to police. They did not say if the birds are a flight risk.