Blue Heron Picked Up by PCSO for Blocking Traffic!

On January 29th, Sergeant Heath Watson and Deputy Travis Gibson with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office encountered something you don’t see everyday. Blocking traffic in the middle of a busy highway was a Blue Heron.

Deputy Gibson, then loaded the bird up in the rear of his patrol car and transported him to jail. Fortunately the bird was not booked in as a criminal (jail bird) but was released to the Ellijay Georgia Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary.

Deputy Gibson and Sergeant Watson did a great job rescuing the bird and reopening traffic.

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Article submitted by Kris Stancil PCSO Public Information Officer