JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- Residents of a block in Queens that has been overrun with raccoons are crediting an Eyewitness News report for getting the person responsible for attracting the critters - to clean up their act.
An abandoned house in Jamaica had become infested with the raccoons, who were wreaking havoc on neighboring homes.
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On Friday, the abandoned property's owner hired crews to clean up the vacant home to try to fix the problem.
An expert from a private company that had removed some of the raccoons said they were diseased.
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