TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend: A deer jumped through a small window and knocked over items in a classroom before fleeing the building.
A man walking his dog around 10 p.m. on Nov. 25 saw the young deer smash through a window at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River, which is about 60 miles east (96.5 kilometers) of Philadelphia.
The man notified police, and their subsequent search of the school was recorded by the officers' bodycams.
When officers encountered the deer in a stairwell, the animal — who police have nicknamed “Rudolph” — initially charged at them as it ran down a hallway.
School staffers boarded up the window and cleaned up after the deer’s escape.
Persons:
“ Rudolph ” —
Organizations:
Cedar Grove Elementary School, Authorities
Locations:
TOMS, N.J, Jersey, Cedar, Toms, Philadelphia