WATCH: Pittsburgh police detectives free raccoon with head stuck in jar

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PITTSBURGH — It was an unusual day at the office on Sunday for two Pittsburgh Police homicide detectives.

Detective Eddie Fallert spotted a raccoon in distress on the North Side with a plastic jar stuck on its head. He immediately called Detective Bobby Shaw who arrived with a box of tools from Pittsburgh Police Headquarters on Western Avenue.

The two of them worked together to remove the jar.

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