Deer Breaks Into Ocean County School, Dashes Away From Police: Video

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A wayward deer escaped charges of breaking and entering this week when it schooled Toms River police and made its getaway out an open door, police said Thursday.

Toms River police were called to Cedar Grove Elementary School on Cedar Grove Road after a resident reported seeing a deer break through a window and go into the school, said Jillian Messina, media relations specialist for the Toms River Police Department.

Body cam footage captures the deer, dubbed Rudolph, as it runs down a hallway and nudges its way into a classroom. (Watch the video below.)

Once in the classroom, the deer can be seen running along a set of shelves by a blackboard, making a mess as it tries to escape the pursuing officers.

The officers were able to guide the deer to an open door.

Messina said it was last seen running north. No charges have been filed.

(And no reindeer were injured during filming, she said.)