Police Capture Coyote Spotted In Middle Village, Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police on Tuesday captured a coyote that had been spotted running around Middle Village, Queens a day earlier.
Officers from the 104th Precinct captured the coyote at 77th Place and Caldwell Avenue in Queens Tuesday, according to a tweet from the precinct.
On Monday morning, the coyote was spotted curled up behind a bush at a home in the same neighborhood before taking off and out-maneuvering police.
Celia Carrano called 911 when she saw the animal getting cozy in her yard, CBS2's Emily Smith reported.
"A lady said, 'Is this an emergency?' I said I think so -- there's a coyote under my bedroom window!," said Carrano.
The NYPD responded with tranquilizers as both excitement and fear built in the community, Smith reported.
Rumors started spreading that schools and parks had closed.
That was not true, but officers did shut down a section of 71st Street surrounding the coyote for about 30 minutes while they asked neighbors and spectators to stand back. The coyote remained on the lam for a whole day.
Over the weekend, police captured a coyote in lower Manhattan.
