Un oficial de Covington, Lousiana pasó por el más extraño episodio al ser atacado por un búho mientras patrullaba el último jueves, lo cual provocó que se estrellara con su auto. El departamento de Policía de la localidad dio a conocer el caso a través de su cuenta de Facebook.
Lance Benjamin estaba de ronda a eso de la 1:45 de la madrugada el ave se introdujo a su vehículo sin que él se percatara pues llevaba una ventana posterior abierta. El policía comenzó a sentir que algo lo golpeaba y arañaba sin darse cuenta exactamente de lo que ocurría. Esto hizo que llegara la perder el control del vehículo y terminó de lleno en una zanja.
Benjamin sufrió afortunadamente solo algunos rasguños, pero eso no se comparó cde su sorpresa al descubrir al responsable de todo. En ese momento, dio aviso a sus superiores y le tomó foto al búho, que estaba bien colocado en el puesto del copiloto.
“Pensé que era una broma, pero me mandó una fotografía y la cámara corporal del policía captó algunas imágenes del ataque”, explicó Tim Lentz, titular del Departamento de Policía de Covington, que compartió la imagen del curioso hecho.
Cuando el efectivo abrió la puerta, el animalito emprendió el vuelo luego de su muy particular ‘saludo navideño’ que terminó como una anécdota muy comentada por los lugareños.
For Immediate release I am sound asleep thinking about the upcoming Christmas events, spending time with your family and friends, enjoying some great food when I think I hear my phone go off with a text message at 1:45am. I look at my phone in a half daze and think it reads something like, “Officer Benjamin involved in a crash after owl flies into his unit”. Maybe this is just someone’s weird way of playing a joke on me in the middle of the night so I roll over and go back to sleep. Surely nothing as outrageous as an owl flying into a police car could happen. I imagined the next text would be that Santa Clause was spotted on Collins Blvd. So, when I finally awake from my night’s sleep, once again, I look at my phone to see if I missed any calls or text during the night and sure enough there was a text at 1:45am announcing that “Officer Benjamin involved in a crash after owl flies into his unit.” Maybe it wasn’t a dream, so I get to the office and review the body camera footage from the night before. Surely if something as crazy as an owl flying into a police car happened, it would be on someone’s body camera. And yes it was. Turns out that Officer Lance Benjamin was patrolling the Savanah’s Subdivision with his window rolled down listening and looking for anything suspicious, when an owl flew into his open window. The owl began scratching and pecking at Officer Benjamin causing him to briefly lose control of his police car, driving into a ditch. Officer Benjamin suffered minor scratches and will probably need a new uniform shirt (and maybe pants). After being checked out by medical personnel he returned to work to finish his shift with an amazing story to tell, and proof it happened. Officers opened the door of the police car, and the owl flew off into the darkness. I will try to send a brief video clip in a separate email. I am having a little technical difficulties. If for some reason it doesn’t come through, you should be able to grab it off of our Facebook account. Happy holidays, Tim Lentz Tim Lentz, M.C.J.Chief of PoliceCovington Police Department609 N. Columbia StreetCovington, LA 70433Office 985-892-8500Fax 985-893-0059 LA FBI NAA – Logo outline 300 × 600 (2)2015 State President Official correspondence*** This email was sent to you from the City of Covington, LA. ***Official correspondence
Posted by Covington Police Department (Covington, LA) on jueves, 24 de diciembre de 2015
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