Crime & Safety
St. Charles Officers Save Possum Hanging Off Bridge: Police
Two officers helped get the possum off the Prairie Street Bridge last week.
ST. CHARLES, IL — It's definitely not a call local police get every day.
Last week, officers Coffield and Hohman with the St. Charles Police Department were called to the Prairie Street Bridge for a report of a possum hanging off the side, according to a post on the St. Charles Police Department Facebook page.
The officers were able to get the "scared possum" safely off the bridge. And a local resident was able to capture some pictures of their efforts, police said.
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"The little guy was fine and scampered off after the ordeal," according to the Facebook post.
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