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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A squirrel in a San Rafael neighborhood is believed to have attacked several residents, sending at least two to ...

Residents in California's Bay Area on high alert after an aggressive squirrel sent multiple people to the emergency room in September. Joan Heblack was on her morning walk in San Rafael, just north of ...

Sept. 25 (UPI) --Residents of a California neighborhood are warning other locals to beware of "a very mean squirrel" that has sent at least two people to the emergency room. Joan Heblack, a resident ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KRON) — San Rafael residents are reporting squirrel attacks around their Lucas Valley neighborhood. In recent days, a squirrel has ambushed and bitten people, residents said.