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Connecticut Trooper Takes In Orphaned Baby Deer

SOUTHBURY, Conn. (CBS) -- A Connecticut State Police trooper became the unlikely caretaker of two baby deer after a crash left them orphaned.

"Oh deer! Sometimes Troopers get more than they bargain for when responding to a call," police wrote in a Facebook post.

Police said Trooper Ben Pagoni responded to a crash that killed a mother deer. When there was nowhere for the baby deer to go, Pagoni got permission to take them home, where his family helped care for them.

Great news! A rescue has become available and the babies have a new home!! Oh deer! Sometimes Troopers get more than...

Posted by Connecticut State Police on Monday, November 30, 2015

On Monday, police shared the good news that a rescue became available and the deer would have new homes.

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