Crime & Safety
Watch: Texas Officer Rescues Injured Hawk Stranded In Road
The hawk is expected to make a full recovery at a treatment center. Here's how you can monitor its progress.
CARROLLTON, TX — Carrollton Police Department's officer Tatom was caught on camera making a difference in the North Texas town.
In a video taken from a dashcam on Aug. 12, Tatom is seen approaching a Coopers Hawk sitting in the roadway. The department shared the recording on Facebook. In the video, Tatom can be heard calling for animal control regarding the hawk with a seemingly broken wing.
When Tatom is told animal control wouldn't arrive for another 30 minutes, Tatom takes the situation into his own hands.
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The officer is then seen wrapping the hawk in a towel and moving it to safety in his squad car.
The bird was taken to the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center in Allen, Texas, where it is expected to make a full recovery.
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Monitor the hawk's recovery or make a donation to its medical care on the Raptor Center's website.
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