Lakeville, Minnesota – When officers with the Lakeville Police Department responded to a call about a potentially rabid raccoon, they didn’t expect to find an animal that was anything but frightening.
According to the department, the raccoon in question was “surprisingly friendly.”
Photos posted by the department show the little guy, lovingly dubbed Gerald, asking for treats, posing with an officer, and trying to get into a patrol car.
The police department said the affectionate raccoon was taken to a wildlife rehab facility because he was a bit too intrigued by humans:
Meet Gerald the raccoon 
—rescued by officers after he decided to act more like a K9 than a critter! He followed them around and even hopped into the squad car on command. 
Off to wildlife rehab center he goes!
(all images via Lakeville Police Department)
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please find out at which wild life rehab the police took him to & contact the rehab to see if racoon is fine & what they are going to do with him.
The police should have arrested the person who made the false police complaint of a rabid racoon to get him shot/killed
The crazy thing is they immediately assume rabies, but never bother to look up what rabies symptoms actually are. Why? Because Americans are literally the dumbest ever. That has become what we are know for….DUMBNESS. The fact that the raccoon was wanting food shows that he is not rabid; the virus paralyzes the muscles involved in swallowing in the throat.
Seit die Amerikaner einen betrügerischen Idioten zum Präsidenten gewählt haben, zeigt es sich, dass viele tatsächlich verblödete dumme Leute sind. Diejenigen die Orange Man gewählt haben. Bald werden sie am eigenen Leib spüren, dass diese Wahl von Orange Man ein großer Fehler war. Das Land wird unter diesem Orange Präsident lange zu leiden haben. Orange Man NOT for President.😨😰🤮
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I hope the Raccoon 🦝 won’t be put down now
Finally a police dept not wanting to shoot the animal at first sight. Some evil person wanted that outcome, by calling in a Rapid raccoon, in case you all don’t know Rabies is a lie, the word even means venom, there are no viruses. So if you are told an animal has Rabies, it got bit by something with venom. Anyway. Thank you to a nice police man who did the right thing. Best wishes to him and the little racccoon
Not surprising Gerald the Raccoon is smart! Many animals are geniuses and are super smart as that are naturally psychic as well. Can you imagine a dog or cat or any other animal knowing when their owner will have a heart attack and warning their owner? Yes this happens because many animals are super smart and psychic very accurately!!