Officers break the glass door to free money from a 103-year-old woman’s room

On November 9, 2024By Pranco

BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WILX/Gray News) – A 103-year-old woman had an unexpected encounter with wildlife in Michigan Monday evening.

On November 4, Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety officers responded to Arbor North Living, an assisted living facility, around 7:25 p.m.

Facility staff reported that a deer, specifically a buck, had entered one of the resident’s rooms.

Employees could not enter the room and could not tell if the elderly resident was injured because she was out of sight.

However, staff reported blood visible throughout the room, indicating the buck was lying around in an attempt to escape.

O Deer! A large buck was found in the living room of a 103-year-old woman in Blackman... — O Deer! A large dollar was found in the living room of a 103-year-old woman in Blackman Township.(Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety)

Two officers arrived at the residential care center and tried to enter the room through the hallway door. From there, they spotted the deer in the living room of the apartment, near a pair of glass French doors.

The officers then went outside to the glass doors, where they could see the deer, but discovered the doors were locked, preventing them from helping the resident.

The officers decided to break the glass patio door with their flashlights and batons to reach the resident.

Once the glass was broken, the officers jumped into the house for safety, allowing the deer to leave the apartment and flee into the wilderness.

After the goat disappeared, officers found the 103-year-old resident in the apartment, who had been injured.

Officers said the resident was conscious and alert and received medical attention before being taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators later determined that the buck entered the apartment by jumping through a closed glass window in the resident’s bedroom while she was in bed.

In its attempts to escape, the deer had caused additional damage and left blood all over the apartment, most likely from injuries it had sustained while entering.

Video from one of the officers’ body cameras captured the deer inside the apartment as the officer attempted to unlock the sliding glass door.

The video shows the deer running from the apartment across the deck into the darkness.

After making sure the resident was being cared for, officers tried to find the deer but were unable to find it after it fled into nearby woods.