Baby raccoons found abandoned at Shreve and Olympia, Punta Gorda FL
Police stopped a vehicle at Shreve and Olympia and found two apparently abandoned baby raccoons. One raccoon climbed into a wheel well near the engine. Assistance was requested to safely retrieve the animal.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Sheriff and Punta Gorda Police
03:31
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, here at the end of Shreve and Olympia, I've got a driver that's pulled over. I've got two baby raccoons that look abandoned.
00:07
Any suggestions?
00:13
Yeah, if the person that you're out with wants to take them for the night, they can bring them to Peace River Wildlife Center in the morning, but they don't have a drop off at night anymore.
00:22
We don't have any contacts for those animals.
00:30
Take it a 200 Florida Cup Transport.
00:33
Tangle 2, go ahead.
00:37
Shreve and Henry to Charlotte County Justice Center, starting my list 5-9-556.
00:44
104.
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1 adult 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.
00:50
10-4.
00:57
513 from 508.
01:04
513 from 508.
01:09
That's helpful.
01:12
I've got one between.
01:15
Central 15, I've got one between.
01:22
Deputy 1212.
01:28
Central 508, I'll be excited so we get to.
01:31
Happy.
01:34
516, take traffic.
01:40
I see, go ahead.
01:42
Juliet, William, Sierra, Echo 6-9er, JWF-E-69.
01:47
She'd come back on the female in that way.
01:53
Charlie 1-204.
01:57
Go ahead.
01:59
You familiar with the Confusion doctrine?
02:05
Ten, four.
02:09
Copy.
02:11
Copy. Can you run a tag out of Florida?
02:18
Hi.
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Young 5-3-1 Mary Robert.
02:24
Y-5-3-1-M-R. Should come back to a black controller dodge round.
02:32
Shows on a 2009 black Dodge Truck 2A, (name withheld), and (name withheld) of (number withheld) Lake Avenue, maybe a month,
02:39
expired in office.
02:43
Trophy, thank you.
02:49
Okay, that's going to be my animal lover slash Good Samaritan.
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104.
02:57
Really.
03:02
Charlie 3, Charlie 5?
03:07
Yes, sir.
03:10
Can you clear that? Can you head this way and assist us? One of the baby raccoons has got up in a wheel well near the engine.
03:23
And vor, I will get there in about 20 minutes.
03:28
Alright, do what you can, otherwise we'll keep trying.
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Location mentioned:
Shreve St & W Olympia Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
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