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6. My guess as to the origin of the names is that it started as a trash raccoon in Arlington, Virginia.
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‘Trash Raccoon’ Rides Garbage Truck From Rosslyn to Falls Church

Tim ReganF ebruary 17, 2017 at 1:15pm

(Updated at 1:36 p.m.) A raccoon apparently took a wild ride through Arlington today.

Politico reporter Helena B. Evich first spotted an adventurous animal hitching a ride on the back of an American Disposal Services trash truck in Rosslyn a little after 11 a.m. this morning.

Naturally, she tweeted about it:

This raccoon is having a rough morning-just wanted some trash & ended up in Rosslyn!

>And yes I alerted the driver





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