A strange police story from New Jersey in getting a bat out of a bedroom

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This story is kind of odd from the viewpoint of the Clinton Township Police Department when a 61 year old resident called the police to ask for their help in getting rid of a small bat that was inside of the bedroom of the resident that made the phone call two weekends ago. A Clinton Township police sergeant who is a hunter and outdoorsman used a wicker basket to enter the bedroom of the resident that made the phone call for help to trap the bat that was clinging to a sill by pinning the bat inside of the basket and then grabs a blanket from the bed to cover the basket to get the bat out of the bedroom safely. The resident who made the call to the police was grateful that a police officer came to get rid of a bat that was inside of the bedroom since the gender of the person who made the call for help was not mentioned. This is probably the first time I have shared a story where a police officer had to get a bat out of a bedroom.