An unusual and unexpected incident has occurred in New York, where a deer forced its way into a bank after breaking a ground-floor window. The incident occurred last Sunday, January 18, when the uninvited "guest" entered the building, but then became trapped after failing to find his way out.

Police arrived at the scene, entered through a broken window, and managed to capture the deer and safely remove it. After several attempts, officers managed to immobilize it and then release it, returning it to its natural habitat.

Due to suspicions raised by the spread of materials manipulated with Artificial Intelligence, the Reuters agency confirmed that the footage published from the incident is authentic and not the product of AI.

According to a statement from the police department on Platform X, officers responded to a burglary alarm at a bank in the Ridge area, where they encountered “an unexpected intruder,” identified as “a male deer who broke a window.” “As the deer attempted to escape, officers were able to safely restrain it and release it,” the police department said in a statement.

Officers responding to a burglary alarm at a Ridge bank were met with an unexpected intruder when a buck crashed through a window.

As the deer attempted to escape, officers were able to safely lasso the animal and guide him to freedom.

Thanks to Seventh Precinct officers. pic.twitter.com/AQOr56nDF1

— Suffolk County Police Department (@SCPDHq) January 22, 2026