This tomfoolery may have been caused by someone feeding the birds, police say. Watch video
In a case of what Washington Township police are calling "tomfoolery," some unflappable, car-chasing wild turkeys stood their ground against officers trying to shoo them off a road.
Police on Tuesday were sent to Oxford Township, where some turkeys were congregating in the road near the post office off Route 31.
A video posted on the department's Facebook page shows the birds around a police vehicle, undaunted by sirens and a barking K-9. At times, the turkeys are seen running along with or chasing the moving vehicle.
The department notes at the end: "No turkeys were injured during the making of this video."
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Police in a news release said the animals may have been emboldened by someone feeding them, and asked that residents not feed wildlife.
Oxford's animal control officer and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife were contacted and plan to capture and relocate the turkeys as soon as possible, police said.
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