SAN ANTONIO — Authorities evacuated a local neighborhood today after an innocent-looking toddler was accused of making freakishly scary pterodactyl noises.

“I saw this cute little boy smiling at me and he was so adorable,” said landscaper Burt Wilson. “Next thing I knew, he was making high-pitched squeals like some kind of Tauntaun out of ‘Empire Strike Back.’ I ran like hell, man.”

Police identified the suspect as 6-month-old Pete “Bird Boy” Tedesco.

“Our S.W.A.T. negotiators were forced to make squawking noises just to communicate with the little tyke,” said Sgt. Harold Wadsworth of the San Antonio Police Department. “He’s probably perfectly harmless. We think.”

SAN ANTONIO — The proliferation of Tedesco munchkins continued this week with the birth of baby Pete Tedesco, alarming federal officials who say cute Tedescos are spreading unchecked across the United States.

“We have totally lost count of how many cute, cunning Tedesco babies are roaming around out there,” said Derek Martin, a statistician with the U.S. Census Bureau who was assigned to specifically keep track of the Tedesco crime family.

“Somewhere around Gigi and Lili, I got confused and gave up on counting all these cute deviants,” Martin added.

Officials said Pete was born this week with the telltale Tedesco traits: Charming good looks and a devious personality.

“I heard Pete’s parents were changing his diapers at 2 a.m. last night,” Martin said. “And just when they had finished, Pete went wee wee and they had to start all over again. That’s the kind of threat this country faces if the Tedesco population grows unabated, folks.”