Just as She's Putting Sweet Potatoes in the Oven, a Most Unwelcome Guest Crashes Into Her House and Ransacks the Master Bathroom

GALLOWAY, New Jersey (TheBlaze/AP) — A deer burst through the front doors of a New Jersey home Saturday afternoon, darted through the residence, and ransacked the master bathroom, police said.

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Galloway police received a 911 call around 3:30 p.m. from a woman reporting that a deer ran through her house while she was putting sweet potatoes in the oven. The woman said she followed the deer into the back of the house and locked it in a bathroom.

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Responding officers found the glass on the front storm door shattered. They also found the frame on the main door damaged, indicating that the deer muscled its way through two doors to enter the home. The bathroom was significantly damaged.

After a brief standoff, police escorted the deer from the home and released it into the wild.