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McCandless police rescue raccoon with head stuck in jar

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MCCANDLESS, Pa. (KDKA) -- Police in McCandless had an interesting rescue on Monday after a raccoon got a jar stuck on its head.

McCandless police said Officer Todd Ray stepped in to help the raccoon, who was up in a tree. 

Police posted the video to Facebook, showing Officer Ray reaching up to tug the jar off the raccoon's head. 

Officer Todd Ray found himself in an interesting position — rescuing a raccoon on a tree with a jar stuck on its head. Nobody ever said Mondays had to be average.

Posted by Town of McCandless Police Department on Monday, June 19, 2023

"Nobody ever said Mondays had to be average," police wrote on Facebook. 

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