Bizarre moment turkey 'bails up shoppers' inside a busy Adelaide deli before being captured by cops 


Bizarre moment a TURKEY ‘bails up shoppers’ inside a busy deli before being captured by cops

  • Shoppers terrorised by a turkey which refused to let them leave an Adelaide deli
  • Footage shows bird roaming store and reportedly bailed cleaner into a corner
  • Turkey captured without incident and released into the care of an animal shelter

A turkey has copped a roasting after causing a flurry of chaos at a suburban delicatessen in Adelaide.

Police were called to the Para Hills deli in the city’s north on Sunday morning following reports a turkey was terrorising shoppers – and even refused to let them leave.

Footage shows the brazen bird roaming the store as if he owned the place.

Local Sam Hayes was on his way to work at the nearby butcher when he became caught up in the drama. 

The turkey was placed in a police paddy wagon and taken to an animal shelter

The turkey was placed in a police paddy wagon and taken to an animal shelter

‘The cleaner looked like she was bailed up in the corner by this turkey. It was a pretty big turkey,’ Mr Hayes told Nine News

‘It definitely wouldn’t let anyone through.’ 

‘It was a strange thing to rock up to work and have a turkey and police at the front of your shop.’

Three police officers called the scene were unsuccessful in their efforts to capture the turkey.

A local named Frank eventually intervened and caught the bird with a blanket.

A local named Frank (left) managed to capture the feathered felon (pictured) for police

A local named Frank (left) managed to capture the feathered felon (pictured) for police

The feathered felon was taken into custody and placed in a police paddy wagon without incident.

 ‘After a brief interview, police discovered he was simply talking turkey as he kept repeating ‘gobble, gobble,’ South Australian Police posted on Facebook.

It’s currently unclear where the turkey escaped from. 

The turkey was taken to an animal shelter, where he has already earned the nickname Constable Clump.

Police were called to the deli following report the feathered felon was terrorising customers

Police were called to the deli following report the feathered felon was terrorising customers

‘He is currently in detention awaiting bail,’ Fairview Lodge Animal Shelter later posted. 

President Kerri Bryant said the shelter’s newest resident is settling in well and has already caused more havoc by chasing her grandson.

‘He will stay here, if someone makes inquiries as to owning him we’ll certainly have those discussions,’ she told the Adelaide Advertiser.

This turkey (pictured) ruffled some feathers as he roamed a Para Hills deli on Sunday morning

This turkey (pictured) ruffled some feathers as he roamed a Para Hills deli on Sunday morning

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