Two deer running about early Friday morning were caught on a Westerville police cruiser dash cam stopping for a quick boxing match in the middle of a residential street before being caught in the cruiser's headlights and running off.

Westerville Police respond to a fight in progress! pic.twitter.com/JMX7wFHjA9

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Corporal Justin Alloway captured the brief bout while on his third-shift patrol just before 1 a.m. on the south end of the city, Westerville Police Sgt. Brian Spoon said.

“That is not the kind of behavior you typically see,” Spoon said. “You are used to deer running out, and either running into your car or running away. Not only is it rare to see them fight, but to stop in the middle of the road and fight right in front of our camera was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up.”

Alloway quickly hit record on the dash cam, Spoon said, later telling the first-shift corporal, “Man, you’ve got to see this.”

The first-shift corporal, Greg Franey, a member of the department's social media team, saw the unusual video as an opportunity to engage with the community beyond the typical crime tips and press releases, Spoon said. Franey posted the video to social media with the tongue-in-cheek message that Westerville police were responding to a "fight in progress."