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Red-tailed hawk sends cops on tedious hunt before flying away

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Published July 14, 2014, 5:03 a.m. ET
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A red-tailed hawk taunted cops for almost two hours before flying away.
A red-tailed hawk taunted cops for almost two hours before flying away. Alec Tabak
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Police try to muster a plan to capture a falcon perched atop a BMW SUV at East 12th Street and Fifth Avenue on July 13th, 2014. (Alec Tabak) Alec Tabak
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A falcon perched atop a BMW SUV at West 12th St and University Place evades capture by NYPD ESU on July 13th, 2014. (Alec Tabak) Alec Tabak
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Police try to muster a plan to capture a falcon perched atop a BMW SUV at East 12th Street and Fifth Avenue on July 13th, 2014. (Alec Tabak) Alec Tabak
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Police try to muster a plan to capture a falcon perched atop a BMW SUV at East 12th Street and Fifth Avenue on July 13th, 2014. (Alec Tabak) Alec Tabak
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A falcon perched atop a BMW SUV at West 12th St and University Place evades capture by NYPD ESU on July 13th, 2014. (Alec Tabak) Alec Tabak
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A falcon perched atop a BMW SUV at West 12th St and University Place evades capture by NYPD ESU on July 13th, 2014. (Alec Tabak) Alec Tabak
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A falcon perched atop a BMW SUV at West 12th St and University Place evades capture by NYPD ESU on July 13th, 2014. (Alec Tabak) Alec Tabak
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A falcon perched atop a BMW SUV at West 12th St and University Place evades capture by NYPD ESU on July 13th, 2014. (Alec Tabak) Alec Tabak