Residents of California neighborhood say squirrels are attacking, injuring people: 'Not a joke'

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KRON) – Several residents of San Rafael, California, say aggressive squirrels are terrorizing the neighborhood, sometimes leaving victims with nasty bites or scratches.

"I was just walking along, and suddenly, there’s a squirrel attached to my thigh. Just clomped on to my thigh," Joan Heblack, who lives in the Lucas Valley neighborhood, told Nexstar's KRON. "I look down and I was like, 'What is that?' I said, 'Get off, get off!' I was trying to brush him off. And he was just clinging more and biting."

Heblack was ultimately able to detach the squirrel and go seek medical attention. But neighbors nearby now say they're hesitant to go outside.

A few doors down from Heblack, another resident said her husband was attacked by a squirrel when he tried to stop it from bitin