As Mayor Joseph Polisena watched from his official car, town animal control officer Richard Starnino pulled alongside the turkey. Through the window, Starnino aimed a special contraption borrowed from the Rhode Island SPCA that fires a humane net to safely snare prey.

The turkey stared back defiantly, literally feet away.

<p>As Mayor Joseph Polisena watched from his official car, town animal control officer Richard Starnino pulled alongside the turkey. Through the window, Starnino aimed a special contraption borrowed from the Rhode Island SPCA that fires a humane net to safely snare prey.</p>
<p>The turkey stared back defiantly, literally feet away.</p>

A collection of interviews,  press conferences and news actualities from the Newsroom of the Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island.

News interviews and actualities from  The Providence Journal

From the Newsroom: The Providence Journal

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