Loose goose scares neighborhood

CHICO, Calif., Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Police in Chico, Calif., were called Thursday to subdue a cantankerous goose which terrorized a neighborhood and briefly trapped one woman in her home.

Susie Tambe told officers that when she went to investigate a honking sound outside her home she and her dog were chased back inside by the threatening bird and they stayed there until police arrived.

She told the Chico Enterprise Record the bird would alternately lunge at the screen door and chase any neighbors who came near her home.

One of the responding officers said she owned geese and knew how to handle them. After a futile effort to hem in the bird, the officer grabbed it by the neck and put it in her patrol car.

Animal control officers said the goose probably was someone's pet looking for a handout. It was released at Horseshoe Lake in Bidwell Park