Person Left Dead Raccoon On Tewksbury Woman's Car: Police

TEWKSBURY, MA — A person left a dead animal on a car and Tewksbury police are investigating. Police received a report Wednesday at 4:09 a.m. from a resident on Marshall Street who discovered she had a dead animal on her car.

Police arrived, spoke with the resident, and saw the dead raccoon, which appeared to have been run over by a car, on the windshield of the woman's car.

Police reviewed surveillance camera footage and determined that a person walked onto the Marshall Street property around 12:30 a.m. with a black plastic bag, dumped the animal’s body onto the windshield, and ran away.

The suspect was wearing light blue jeans and a black watch cap with two strings that hang down on the sides, according to police.

Police removed the raccoon from the homeowner’s car and disposed of it.

Police are investigating.

Anyone who has information on the suspect is asked to call the Tewksbury Police Department at 978-640-4385.