A New Canaan dog is in strict home confinement for 45 days after tussling with a raccoon at Comstock Hill Road.
At about 9:24 a.m. on March 25, police learned that the pit bull ad spotted a raccoon crossing the lawn and tussled with the mammal, which escaped up a tree, police said.
It isn’t clear how badly the raccoon was injured because, after the scrap, the homeowner straightaway took the dog to a local vet and when they returned, it was gone, according to Animal Control Officer Maryann Kleinschmitt.
“The animal came down and went on its way,” she said.
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In a separate incident, animal control received a call at 3:49 p.m. on March 29 that a turkey had been hit by a car and injured on Danvers Lane.
“When animal control arrived, the turkey was gone so it was not badly hurt,” Kleinschmitt said.