Crime & Safety

Tewksbury Police Officer Frees Skunk With Head Stuck In Container

Officer Eric Hanley managed to free the skunk without getting himself sprayed.

TEWKSBURY, MA — A Tewksbury police officer freed a skunk that had its head stuck in a container, the department said in a Facebook post Sunday.

The post includes a video of officer Eric Hanley carefully pulling the container off the skunk, which he managed to do without getting sprayed. The skunk appears to emerge unscathed, as well.

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