Noisy Night Prowler Turns Out To Be Adorable Bird Of Prey

DIAMOND BAR, CA —When Diamond Bar-Walnut Sheriff's officers officers responded to an early morning burglary call last week they discovered things were not what they seemed. Officers responded to a 911 call where four girls were convinced their home was being burglarized and that someone was downstairs, according to the dispatcher reports.

"The 911 call came with a girl and her three sisters who locked themselves in an upstairs bedroom because they heard a noise coming from the downstairs living room," a Diamond Bar Police Department spokesperson reported.

The dispatcher was told that the four girls could hear someone moving furniture or other items downstairs. Deputies responded to the "possible burglary in progress," and searched the outside of the house.

"They found no signs of entry into the house and all the doors and windows were still secure," Diamond Bar police said.

Next, officers asked the homeowner to come downstairs to unlock a door so they can check the inside of the house when they heard a loud scream from inside.

Believing that the homeowner may be in trouble, the deputies prepared to force entry into the house when suddenly they heard the homeowner yell, "It's an owl, it's an owl."

"Once inside, the deputies were able to throw a blanket over the bird, capture it, and then released him outside," they said.

No owls were harmed during the capture, and there was no indication as to how the owl entered the home.

Photos, courtesy Diamond Bar-Walnut Sheriff Station