In Nantucket, Massachusetts, a quiet September afternoon turned into an unforgettable mystery for Heather Stevens Woodbury, co-owner of Wicked Island Bakery. What first appeared to be a case of vandalism turned out to be one of the strangest — and funniest — crime scenes the island has seen.

A Shattered Window And A Big Question

Heather was at work when she received a text from an employee: “Your rear car window is shattered.”

Her first thought? Someone must have thrown a rock or tried to break in.

“I’m a nice person,” Heather said. “I do a lot for my community. Our business is successful, and people like us. Why would anyone smash my window?”

She rushed outside and found her car surrounded by shattered shells. Two local police officers were already investigating.

The Unexpected Culprit

As one officer circled the car, he noticed something unusual. “Is there a reason you’d have a whole quahog clam in your back seat?” he asked.

Sure enough, there it was — a large clam, cold and fresh from the ocean, sitting on her floorboard. That’s when the officer gave Heather the surprising verdict:

“This looks like a seagull dropped it.”

The Seagull’s “Perfect Crime”

Seagulls are known to crack open hard-shelled clams by carrying them into the sky and dropping them onto hard surfaces. Usually, it’s rocks or pavement. But in Heather’s case, the unlucky target was her car’s rear window.

“I used some expletives,” Heather admitted. “I couldn’t believe it. No way!”

Unfortunately, the bizarre cause didn’t help much with her insurance claim. The officer explained there would be no police report, only a note in the call log, because there was no human criminal to charge.

A History Of Seagull Mischief

The incident sparked island chatter, as locals recalled other cases of “seagull crime.”

Just a year earlier, a Nantucket resident made headlines after a seagull stole a wallet straight out of a shopping cart. The bird was even photographed perched on a grocery store roof with the wallet in its beak.

Heather couldn’t help but wonder: Was it the same bold bird who smashed my car?

The local paper, The Nantucket Current, even joked about creating a “wanted poster” for the seagull bandit.

The Case Of The Missing Evidence

To add to the comedy, Heather left the infamous quahog outside her bakery on a table after the incident. An hour later, it vanished.

“Either someone took it as a souvenir,” Heather said, “or the seagull returned to the scene of the crime and took the evidence so it couldn’t be prosecuted.”

A Lesson In Insurance And Nature

For Heather, the ordeal became an unlikely story she’ll share for years. But it also raised a practical point: even the strangest accidents can cause expensive damage — and that’s where a good insurance claim becomes essential.

While it may not be every day that a clam-smashing seagull wreaks havoc, unexpected accidents happen all the time. Whether it’s car insurance, home insurance, or even business insurance, protection matters.

Final Thought

Nantucket residents are keeping an eye on the skies, wondering when — or where — the “seagull criminal” might strike again. For Heather, it’s a reminder that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction.

“It’s just, like, you can’t make this up,” she said.

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