Lincoln Police Officer Makes 'New Friend' After Helping Injured Owl

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LINCOLN (CBS) -- A Lincoln police officer "made a new friend" on the job Saturday. The department tweeted a photo of Officer Regan with an injured owl that he helped rescue.

According to the tweet, a motorist saw the large bird on Route 2A. Regan and the motorist help get the owl in the police cruiser and they took a "cold scenic ride back to the station."

Off.Regan made a new friend today when a concerned motorist saw an injured owl on Rte 2A. With the help of the motorist,Off. Regan& the owl took a cold scenic ride back to the station in Off.Regan's cruiser.We were able to put the owl in the caring hands of Newhouse Animal Rescue pic.twitter.com/gYpWSfiE0K
— Lincoln MA Police (@LincolnMAPolice) January 12, 2019

Police were then able to bring the owl to Newhouse Animal Rescue.