The unidentified woman from the city of Poulsbo, across the Puget Sound from Seattle, said she started feeding local raccoons 35 years ago with no problem, police told NBC affiliate KUSA on Monday.
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“Somehow the word got out in raccoon land and they all showed up to her house expecting a meal,” said Kevin McCarty, a spokesperson for the Kitsap County Sheriff.
Six weeks ago the problem “exploded,” McCarty said, adding that the woman called deputies last Thursday after around 100 of the pesky varmints were preventing her from entering her own home.
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