Grafton Police rescue doesn’t stink

Grafton Police Officer Gregory Palmer came to the rescue of a black and white critter with a container on his snout early Thursday morning — and amazingly enough, emerged without smelling of l’eau de skunk.

The encounter came in the middle of Pleasant Street near Hudson Avenue, the Grafton Police Department Facebook page reported alongside a video of the hapless skunk walking in circles while attempting to free itself from the container. Palmer called Sgt. Liam O’Rourke for assistance.

“It was decided to try to cover the skunk with a disposable blanket in order to avoid being sprayed,” Grafton Police wrote. “Sgt. O’Rourke stopped traffic while Officer Palmer applied the blanket. He was able to maintain control of the animal and free it from the container. The skunk quickly scurried across the road and back into the woods to reunite with its family. Amazingly, the skunk never sprayed in the officer’s direction as it ran away.”

It is unknown if Grafton Police have a supply of tomato juice to disinfect any officers that come into contact with any surprise anal gland spray from a skunk, but congratulations to Officer Palmer of not having to find out the hard way!

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