A quick-thinking bystander came up with a surprisingly effective solution to a problem that had stumped local law enforcement officers in Holyoke, Massachusetts, earlier this week. On Wednesday ...

Officers removed the drain but could not free the raccoon. Rivera squeezed detergent from two laundry pods onto the raccoon’s head, police said. Officers were able to squeeze the animal’s head ...

The animal fought its way free and fell a couple stories down. After the fall, the raccoon climbed down some stairs by the federal building. Officers say it went under a wooden pallet, out of reach.