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Police protect Mentor on the Lake woman from aggressive deer, she says it attacked her

Posted at 10:51 AM, Jun 09, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-09 10:51:34-04

A woman called police to report a deer attacking her in Mentor on the Lake at around 12:15 p.m. Saturday.

When the deer and its fawns stayed in her back yard, the woman asked officers for help while she let her dog out. She said she didn't want to be attacked again, according to Mentor on the Lake police. 
 
When police responded around 30 minutes later, they protected the woman while she let her dog out. Officers said the deer did seem aggressive toward anyone who came near it.