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Hawk Breaks Into Newton Home

It took Newton police an hour to capture the bird while using a blanket.

The Newton resident told CBS she assumed the hawk may have been confused by its reflection from the window.
The Newton resident told CBS she assumed the hawk may have been confused by its reflection from the window. (Photo Courtesy: Janis Mann)

NEWTON (CBS) β€” A Newton woman came face-to-face with an unusual intruder. Janis Mann heard a strange noise at home last week, then she realized it was a hawk.
β€œI suddenly hear a shower of glass breaking and I peeked around and saw a gaping hole in my window and I peeked further and there was a huge hawk sitting in the middle of my bed,” she said.

Mann ran out of the house and called 911 as the bird wreaked havoc and made its way into the office, flapping frantically.

Read more at CBS Boston.

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