MEDWAY, MASS. (WHDH) - Police in Medway are warning residents after they caught a rabid woodchuck.

Officials said the animal ran after someone near a park on Kimberly Driver earlier this week.

The woodchuck was put down after testing positive for rabies.

Police urge people to keep an eye on their pets and children.

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