'Bandit' Cows Invade Georgia Neighborhood: Video

WARNER ROBBINS, GA — A Georgia homeowner's doorbell camera recently captured an unusual sighting: a mischievous herd of dairy cows descending upon a neighborhood overnight.

Like bandits in the night, dozens of bovines destroyed landscaping as well as ate grass and bushes from neighbors' yards, the newly released video shows. One cow is even seen licking the very doorbell that captured the peculiar encounter.

“There are deep holes from the cows walking in the grass, along with some lovely cow pies, but overall fixable damage,” homeowner Alisha, who chose to use her first name only, told WSB-TV.

Had these cows been human, it's safe to say they could have easily been charged with vandalism and perhaps even theft. Heck, we dare say even disturbing the peace.

But for Alisha, she's not mad at all. In fact, she described the event to Newsweek as "shockingly awesome" considering that this was the first thing her camera recorded after she recently moved to the neighborhood.

Meanwhile, Julianna Olson told WMAZ-TV that she planned to report the "vandalism" to police at first; however, after looking at her own doorbell video footage, she had a good laugh instead.

"The cows were nice enough to make sure we had fertilizer left behind to make up for it," Olson told the TV station. "Everyone needs a good laugh these days, and the cows gave it to us."

The incident originally happened in January around 3 a.m. at the Cottages at Charlestown subdivision in Warner Robbins; however, USA Today and other media outlets obtained the video this week. Not surprisingly, it didn't take long for the video to become a hit online.

The cows made their way to the neighborhood after traveling nearly 2 miles from a dairy farm, several news outlets reported.

How they managed to escape in the first place, though, wasn't immediately clear.

Watch the video of the "cow invasion" below: