As it turned out, Const. Kevin Young has been taking steps to become an apprentice falconer, and he was on duty Friday.

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So, when a concerned citizen spotted an injured owl in the area of Robert Grant Avenue and Fernbank Road on Friday, it was perhaps not surprising that OPS had an aspiring falconer on shift.

As police communications staff put it: “Constable (Kevin) Young was on duty — and you’d never guess whooooo has been taking steps to become an apprentice falconer.

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