Overview

• Two residents, Joan Heblack and Isabel Campoy, described attacks that left them bloodied and led to emergency-room treatment in San Rafael’s Lucas Valley.
• Flyers posted in the neighborhood warn that more than five people have been targeted on Diablo Circle and Mount Lassen.
• Marin Humane says it has received no new reports since mid-September and will work with state wildlife authorities to remove the animal if incidents resume.
• The Marin County Sheriff's Office says it has not independently confirmed the reported attacks.
• Wildlife experts from Marin Humane and WildCare link the behavior to prior feeding or hand-rearing, emphasize the low rabies risk, and residents report the squirrel has not been seen for several days.