A hawk suspected of snatching a boy’s toy drone from the sky Tuesday morning evaded the scene of the crime after a local woman caught the flying creature red-handed, according to city police.

The boy had been flying the drone before going to school when suddenly the drone disappeared from sight, said Stuart Police Cpl. Brian Bosio.

It wasn’t until neighbor and Stuart Crime Watch Board member Sally Franklin noticed a large bird in her tree outside as she sipped her morning coffee.

The perched creature, holding a suspicious item, had been caught in the act. It dropped the object from the tree and flew away.

Franklin notified police who, upon arrival, conducted a brief investigation before asking a group of school children awaiting their bus if anyone recognized the drone.

One boy said it was his and told police what had happened. Bosio said the boy was "very happy to have his drone."

It was unclear whether the boy intended to press charges against the hawk, Bosio said.

The hawk’s whereabouts were unknown.