🦌 Going Above and Beyond: Police officers in Rome recently demonstrated that their duties extend far beyond fighting crime when they came to the rescue of a helpless baby deer.
🆘 The Rescue:
- Sgt. Aaron Thacker and his team responded to a call in West Rome about a baby deer trapped in a storm drain.
- The officers successfully rescued the young animal from the drain.
- The baby deer was safely released into the nearby woods and was seen running off, unharmed.
👮 “Other Duties as Assigned”: The Rome Police Department acknowledged that sometimes, police work involves unexpected tasks, like wildlife rescue, falling under the category of “other duties as assigned.”
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Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.
