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Raccoon Raids Craft and Jewelry Store

Staff arrived to find merchanise scattered everywhere.

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4 years ago

August 6, 2020

INSTORE Staff

When staff arrived at John Bead Clearance Outlet in Toronto on Saturday, they were sure the store had been burglarized. Merchandise was scattered all over the floor.

But when they looked at security video, they were surprised to find that no criminals were involved, BlogTO reports. Not human ones, anyway.

The culprit was a raccoon.

The animal fell through a tile in the craft and jewelry store’s new roof. Fortunately, he didn’t take anything, except possibly some trash or snacks.

“It appeared to be a break-in,” the store said in a Facebook post. “Luckily, the thief was caught and we can share video footage of him in case you see him in your neighbourhood.”

Watch video from the incident:

A masked bandit was caught on camera breaking into a Toronto craft and jewelry store – ? John Bead Outlet https://t.co/5FdxiwLaG0 #Toronto #TorontoRaccoon #Raccoon pic.twitter.com/o8AJgFA6UJ

— blogTO (@blogTO) August 6, 2020

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