Connecticut police come to the rescue of a baby deer
May 23, 2016 12:00 am
• Last Updated: May 23, 2016 12:15 pm
In a photo provided by the Hartford, Conn., Police Department, a fawn that was rescued by a resident is curled up in a police car in Hartford, Conn.,after it was found on the highway next to its mother, who had been hit by a car. The resident brought the fawn to the front door of the Hartford Police Department. Police turned the deer over to the state’s environmental department. It has been brought to a rescue farm. (Hartford Police Department via AP)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut have come to the rescue of a baby deer whose mother died.
Hartford police say a resident told them she found the fawn on the highway Sunday next to its mother, which had died after being hit by a car. The resident brought the fawn to the front door of the Hartford Police Department.
Images of the encounter show the fawn curled up in the back of a squad car and being held by officers.
Police say they turned the deer over to the state's environmental department, which brought it to a rescue farm.
In a photo provided by the Hartford, Conn., Police Department, a fawn that was rescued by a resident is curled up in a police car in Hartford, Conn.,after it was found on the highway next to its mother, who had been hit by a car. The resident brought the fawn to the front door of the Hartford Police Department. Police turned the deer over to the state’s environmental department. It has been brought to a rescue farm. (Hartford Police Department via AP)
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