Uproar after Hopedale officer allegedly runs over ‘Rocky Raccoon’

The police department issued a statement backing the officer’s decision and urged residents not to dox him.

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A Christmas Day police response to an aggressive raccoon in a Hopedale neighborhood has ignited online outrage, after witnesses said an officer used a cruiser to run over the animal in front of bystanders, including children.

The online outlash prompted Hopedale’s town administrator and chief of police to issue a joint statement on Friday, “to address public concern and misinformation” surrounding the incident…

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