Wandering La Verne deer couldn't buck capture

A deer who fawned over a few La Verne neighborhoods on Sunday afternoon was captured by fish and game officials and returned to the mountains north of the city, police said.

La Verne police began receiving calls in the early afternoon about a deer who had wandered into the city and began running through neighborhoods, said police Lt. Elizabeth Garcia.

Officers are unsure why the deer came into the city.

Department of Fish and Game personnel found the deer at the La Verne Woods apartments at 3563 D St., fired a tranquilizer dart at it and then returned the deer to the wild.

Police said the animal wandered through neighborhoods for about an hour before being captured.



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