Aldi shoppers got more than they bargained for when a cop yanked a coyote from a fridge by the tail. The strange scene played out in the supermarket chain’s Kedzie Avenue store in Chicago, Illinois, Monday morning and comes amid mating season.

It was not known how a coyote found its way to the Aldi at 800 N. Kedzie Ave., but police officers and the city's animal control department helped out, Chicago police said. The coyote will get a health assessment before it's released.

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A confused coyote was removed from a grocery store's refrigerated shelf Monday morning. The incident occurred at a Chicago-area Aldi store, where the animal apparently sought refuge in the store's produce aisle .