What these police officers pull out of a chiller cabinet is anything but ordinary

Chicago (USA) - Oops, where did he come from? Police officers pulled a four-legged friend from the shelves of a supermarket in Chicago (USA) that certainly didn't belong there.

With great effort, the officer pulls the coyote out of the refrigerated shelf by its tail.
With great effort, the officer pulls the coyote out of the refrigerated shelf by its tail.  © Bildmontage: Screenshot/X/16th & 17th District Chicago Police Scanner

Yesterday, Monday morning, officers were called to an unusual operation.

Shoppers at a supermarket had observed a coyote hanging around outside the store for some time, probably looking for a safe place to hide.

Probably hoping to find a quiet spot, the animal slipped into the store and crawled into the depths of a refrigerated shelf.

An expert from the Cook County Coyote Project told ABC 7 Chicago: "It picked a strange place. They do that sometimes. They try to avoid us. They try to hide from us."

To locate the coyote, officers first used a broom and carefully poked around among the shelves.

Coyote pulled from shelf with great effort

As a video published on X shows, one of the police officers finally managed to get hold of the four-legged friend's tail and then brutally pulled the animal off the shelf.

The coyote immediately tried to find shelter again between the refrigerated products, but was finally caught a few minutes later.

Neither humans nor animals were injured during the unusual rescue operation. However, the shock may be deep-seated for everyone involved.