It’s not unusual for Colorado State Patrol troopers to encounter danger on the job, but recently, the biggest menace at the State Patrol Academy in Golden doesn’t drive a car or break the law.

She honks. And she hisses. And she poops. Meet Lucy the Goose — short for “Lucifer,” if you ask Trooper Sherri Mendez.

“She’s always coming around, causing chaos, hissing at us, pooping on our cars, sitting on our cars,” Mendez said. “She’s a hot mess.”

The aggressive Canada goose first appeared on the academy grounds in December. Since then, she’s taken full control of the facility’s parking lot, including patrol vehicles.

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