Police in Austria were shocked to be asked to investigate after a 69-year-old woman was mugged - by an eagle.
The pensioner complained that the bald eagle had swooped down and snatched her bag out of her hand.
Klara Maier couldn't believe her eyes when the bird, with its 7ft wing span, landed in the street and pulled the handbag open to check the contents.
Police in Kundl, western Austria, later found the bird hiding in a field and traced it back to its owner Ernst Koenig.
"The eagle is a bit battered and bruised but will recover," said a police source.
"It's a trained bird which got out into the wild. It's never had to find food for itself before and the woman's handbag was the same colour and shape as the bag its owner keeps his food in.
"He's a very peaceful bird," said Mr Koenig. "He was starving and thought the handbag had some food in it."
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