Health officials: Potentially rabid coyote spotted on Marist College campus

Officials issue warning about aggressive coyote in Dutchess County

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Dutchess County Health Department has a warning about an aggressive coyote that might have rabies.

Officials say the coyote was spotted on the Marist College campus in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday.

The state hired a wildlife removal company to try to trap the animal.

Aggressive coyotes have been seen around Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park since September. People are urged to avoid contact with them.

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