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    Woman slams dead raccoon against Vt. city building

    BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Police in Vermont say a woman who might have been angry about a dead raccoon left on a street took its bloody carcass to City Hall and angrily slammed it against the building's doors.

    Burlington police say the woman left the raccoon's body outside City Hall before walking off one morning two weeks ago.

    Witnesses have told the Burlington Free Press the animal might have been hit on a nearby street and that the woman might have been upset no one from the city had come to collect it.

    Police say the woman faces a possible vandalism charge. They also say her actions created a public health hazard.

    They're seeking the public's help in identifying the woman and have released a description and surveillance photo of her.

     

    52 comments

    • PAC  •  5 mths ago
      so it wasn't a public hazard when it was just lying there in the street?
      • Southern Comfort 5 mths ago
        No... in the street it was a speed bump where on the sidewalk it would be a trip hazard... Geeeez why did I say that? I'll be at the top of PETA's "naughty" Christmas list!!
      • Dave 5 mths ago
        Givin enough time, it would have been run over enough to have become a frisbee. Then they could have just sailed it over the fence. Sick I know, but thats what happens sometimes.
      • Tina Abrahamson 5 mths ago
        well, I must at least say Thank you for the laughs guys. Quite amusing because I see them speed bumps, trip hazards and frisbees quite often out here in South Dakota LOL
    • Buff  •  5 mths ago
      The cops want to ticket her because they HAD TO CLEAN IT UP... Oh they had to get out of the car to do it too Ha Ha!!!
      • J 5 mths ago
        I think the smell conflicted with their donuts; that was the real crime in their eyes.
    • Grumpy  •  5 mths ago
      I don't blame her... If the roadkill isn't picked-up, deliver it to city hall...
      • william 5 mths ago
        It should have been a skunk.
      • Grumpy 5 mths ago
        Yea, but with all the politicians, nobody would notice...
    • Southern Comfort  •  5 mths ago
      Good thing they are only asking if anyone could identify the woman.. the raccoon had a mask.
      • Tina Abrahamson 5 mths ago
        And if the town folks are kind enough, they'll all refuse to identify the woman. LoL
    • Static  •  5 mths ago
      "Woman slams dead raccoon against Vt. city building"

      Well, Where are you SUPPOSED to slam dead raccoons?
    • indio 1  •  San Diego, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Hope she gets away.
    • michaelt  •  Oak Ridge, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Hell Fire...if that is the biggest crime they have...going to move their.
    • marshhawk  •  Louisville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Road Kill stew. I have a cookbook from the 1930's and there were recipes for roadkill. I kid you not.The Depression I guess.
      • Merrick 5 mths ago
        You can still buy them and there are even web sites dedicated to road kill recipes. Yum, yum. Not.
      • Old Geezer 5 mths ago
        Be careful when preparing the Road Kill Racoons. The ones with Rabies may cause some intestinal discomfort!
      • J 5 mths ago
        Remember the 'Beverly Hillbillies'? Granny had a recipe for 'dog whupped possum' I LMAO.
    • Cathy  •  5 mths ago
      I guess Burlinton,Vt. has a 'finders keepers' policy when it comes to roadkill.
    • Howell  •  Tampa, United States  •  5 mths ago
      As we all are beginning to see.To be a criminal it sure don't. take much anymore.And don't worry,if it isn't a crime right now to do something ,it soon will be.We are the criminal base to them right now.Not citizens ,but potential criminals for them to capitalize on.They need money to buy all those toys they use on us you know.
    • Howell  •  Tampa, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I hope those jerks look for her till H#ll freezes over.If she had wasted here time with a phone call,all she would have gotten was lip service.You go girl!
    • Robert  •  Wilkesboro, United States  •  5 mths ago
      If the city does persue charges the residences of Vermont should come to the aid of this citizen . They should file suit for the health hazard lgnored in the street, assist all who are involved in bring charges in finding new jobs elswhere. I hope the mayor, city councelmen and city attorney are reading these post.
    • Breadman  •  Chicago, United States  •  5 mths ago
      How about the city actually earning their tax dollars by clearing the dead animals off the streets instead of leaving hazards - both health and driving.

      All of the chargers against her could also be leveled at the city, at least she did something about it.....
    • Sean  •  Spokane, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Possible charge! this is #$%$ I am sure she called the city to take care of it and they did not take care of it so she did!
    • Jane  •  5 mths ago
      If the City employees, out crusing around during the day times hours, had removed the carcass, she wouldn't have brought the raccoon to City Hall.
    • JD  •  5 mths ago
      reminds me of monty python & the holy grail when the woman was beating the cat against the wall, now i gotta go watch the movie again.
    • Crystal Cordova  •  5 mths ago
      "...the woman might have been upset no one from the city had come to collect it." You know they got called to clean it up and never did. This is why they keep saying "might have" or else why would they know to guess she "might have been upset" lol.
    • Alexander Walker  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I've heard of this woman. She's a mythical person in some parts--a vigilante of sorts. All through the mountains of Vermont and up and down the coast, dead raccoons have flown in the face of the mighty.
    • redpfyre219  •  Cleveland, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Cleveland has to same wonderful policy... Skunk in the middle of the street right in front of my house. Reported to city.. they said "nothing we can do until monday" this was a friday night in JULY!!! Stank up the whole street until we could take it no longer. Husband bagged it up. City came 2 days later to get it by which time the local critters ripped the bags open and the smell was nauseating. The crew told me that they were on duty the friday night the skunk was hit. Dispatcher just didn't want to call them out. Lovely.
    • Bob the Builder  •  Fresno, United States  •  5 mths ago
      "public's help in identifying the woman".... Is there a reward ? If there is then it's my wife.
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