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Trash panda?s jar drama finally comes to a clean end

Residents in Greenvale spent several days worried about a raccoon spotted with a plastic jar stuck on its head. The animal was first noticed Friday, but every attempt to help was thwarted as the elusive raccoon bolted into the night and only reappeared the following evenings.

LONG ISLAND - A raccoon’s search for a late-night snack in Greenvale turned into days of trouble after it got its head stuck inside a plastic jar.

Video captured the trash panda stumbling through the neighborhood on Friday, the jar tightly wedged over its head as it tried in vain to shake it loose. 

Residents say they spotted the animal several times over the weekend, but every attempt to help ended the same way with the raccoon bolting into the night, only to return the following evening.

On Monday, local wildlife rescuer John Debacker managed to trap the animal inside a garbage can and carefully twist the jar free. Once released, the raccoon scurried off again, this time without its plastic burden.

Neighbors who had been tracking the raccoon’s struggle said they were relieved the ordeal ended safely.