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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Mon Dec 30, 2019, 11:00 PM Dec 2019

"The El Chapo of raccoons" evades the transit cops again.

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The El Chapo of raccoons.

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Members of both the NYPD and MTA tried to corral the the Elusive Nevins Street Raccoon™ on Friday with a "cage stocked with plantains, chicken and a bagel," but "Chepe" evaded capture when police tried to shut him in. https://wnyc.news/4m8tk

9:13 PM - Dec 30, 2019

Probably holding up with Pizza Rat...

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"The El Chapo of raccoons" evades the transit cops again. (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 OP

Get it critter! underpants Dec 2019 #1

Trash Panda! AnnieBW Dec 2019 #2

so cute Demovictory9 Dec 2019 #3

They should have used a trap, not a carrier dalton99a Dec 2019 #4

WOW....thats some kind of bait Historic NY Dec 2019 #5

What are you lookin at? 2naSalit Dec 2019 #6

They don't have wild animal traps in NYC? You can buy a live sinkingfeeling Dec 2019 #7

This. Most shelters have one you can borrow/rent for a one time capture. nt crickets Dec 2019 #12

They're using the wrong bait. Bantamfancier Dec 2019 #8

They are incredibly smart and agile HAB911 Dec 2019 #9

Chepe aint falling for that old "plantains, chicken and a bagel" trick. Yavin4 Dec 2019 #10

Don't let the bastids get you, little guy (or girl)! MineralMan Dec 2019 #11

underpants

(182,797 posts)

1. Get it critter!

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Mon Dec 30, 2019, 11:04 PM

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AnnieBW

(10,426 posts)

2. Trash Panda!

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Mon Dec 30, 2019, 11:19 PM

Dec 2019

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Demovictory9

(32,454 posts)

3. so cute

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Mon Dec 30, 2019, 11:22 PM

Dec 2019

dalton99a

(81,485 posts)

4. They should have used a trap, not a carrier

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Mon Dec 30, 2019, 11:37 PM

Dec 2019

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

5. WOW....thats some kind of bait

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Mon Dec 30, 2019, 11:40 PM

Dec 2019

how about Chinese or dirty water dogs

2naSalit

(86,594 posts)

6. What are you lookin at?

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Tue Dec 31, 2019, 01:43 AM

Dec 2019

Looks like his name should be Ratlo.

sinkingfeeling

(51,454 posts)

7. They don't have wild animal traps in NYC? You can buy a live

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Tue Dec 31, 2019, 08:33 AM

Dec 2019

trap in any hardware store here.

crickets

(25,975 posts)

12. This. Most shelters have one you can borrow/rent for a one time capture. nt

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Tue Dec 31, 2019, 12:17 PM

Dec 2019

Bantamfancier

(366 posts)

8. They're using the wrong bait.

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Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:01 AM

Dec 2019

He's probably eating pretty good. Gotta give him a treat.
I catch em with marshmallows.
Added bonus is the cats leave it alone.
When I used sardines, I would trap 3 cats to every coon.

HAB911

(8,891 posts)

9. They are incredibly smart and agile

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Tue Dec 31, 2019, 10:48 AM

Dec 2019

I have seen them in the top of a 60' palm tree, and once watched as one walled head first DOWN a banana stalk as though walking on level ground.

I love 'em but they are so destructive, almost as bad as squirrels, but a lot cuter. I can't keep them out of my papaya plants or grape trellis to save my life.