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Take out took on an entirely new meaning when a desperado deer broke into<\/a> a restaurant and had to be forced out by police.<\/p>\n

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It happened early Tuesday in Morganton, and photos shared on Facebook show fisticuffs were involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning, (officers) assisted an unexpected customer who made its way into a local eatery by crashing through the front glass door,\u201d Morganton Public Safety wrote in a June 23 Facebook post.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter a little wrestling match and plenty of teamwork, officers safely guided the deer out the back door without injury. … The deer … is doing just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The eviction involved three officers, one of whom was photographed pinning the doe to the kitchen floor.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne thing is for sure, this young lady doesn\u2019t skip cardio day,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported among the officers involved.<\/p>\n

Morganton is about a 75-mile drive northwest from uptown Charlotte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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