How I Became the Metro Desk's Owl Reporter

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.On a chilly Thursday morning this month, I hopped on a Citi Bike in Upper Manhattan and headed to the south end of Central Park.I was in search of a runaway owl.I'm a reporter (and, sometimes, an editor) on the Metro desk, covering breaking news and general assignments, often in the criminal justice vein.

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