Ballard Residents Report 3 New Jimothy Sightings as Short-Spined Raccoon’s Fame Spreads
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Updated · My Ballard · Jul 16
Ballard Residents Report 3 New Jimothy Sightings as Short-Spined Raccoon’s Fame Spreads
3 articles · Updated · My Ballard · Jul 16
Summary
Multiple Ballard residents said they have recently seen Jimothy around their homes, extending sightings of the short-spined raccoon beyond the original July 14 encounter near the Ballard Goodwill.
One resident, Amanda, said her family has known him as “Nubby” and believes he was born in 2023, describing him as “very sweet and harmless” and sharing photos from when he was younger.
Another resident, Alex, sent a photo and said Jimothy froze during a dog walk, then climbed a tree and kept watching—adding to a separate Reddit porch-camera sighting.
Kiana Hall’s short video of Jimothy, whom she first mistook for a cat, sent the unusually built raccoon viral online and turned him into a local celebrity.