What to Know
- An unusual suspect broke into a woman's home in Queens Tuesday afternoon, the NYPD says
- The woman returned home to find her window smashed and then found a hawk passed out on the floor
- The hawk will make a full recovery from its injuries and will be well taken care of
A Queens woman returned home to find her window smashed in during a possible burglary, but the suspect wasn’t who she was expecting.
The NYPD said cops rushed to the woman’s home around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday and found a hawk passed out on the floor of her house.
Police removed the bird from the apartment with the help of Wild Life Rescue & Rehab of Long Island, officials said. The hawk will make a full recovery from its injuries and will be well taken care of.
The NYPD tweeted a photo of an officer holding the feathered suspect.
“After responding to a call of a possible burglar hawk-eyed @NYPD112Pct cops took our feathered friend into custody. Hawk was safely removed by animal handlers and will be well taken care of,” the tweet read.
