Crime & Safety

'Tricky' Critters Keep Croton Police on the Move

A few reports of rabid animals kept police busy on Oct. 15. 

Village of Croton-on-Hudson police received a call for a rapid skunk on Gerstein Street at 7:56 a.m. but couldn't find it when they got there. 

At 9:05 a.m., they got a call for a rapid raccoon on Emerson Avenue, which they found, killed and disposed of. 

At 9:15 a.m., the Gerstein Street skunk was back, but it again evaded the authorities. 

At 2:15 p.m., possibly the same skunk -- though Det. Paul Camillieri couldn't confirm this -- was reportedly in the area of the district office.

"He got away again, tricky skunk," Camillieri said.

Though he added that if a skunk's covering this much ground, "chances are he's not rabid."


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