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Box Of Cookies Sets Bandit Raccoons On A Rampage Through Redwood City Chase Bank

REDWOOD CITY (KPIX 5) -- A pair of raccoons led an animal control officer on a wild chase at a Redwood City bank.

An ATM customer spotted the masked bandits inside the Chase branch, early Tuesday morning.

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The raccoons climbed a tree and got in through the air ducts, according to Buffy Martin Tarbox, Communications Manager Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.

"Then made their way into the bank because then what happened was they actually fell through the ceiling tiles," says Tarbox.

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The raccoons knocked over computer screens and scattered papers everywhere.

Officials think they were after a large box of cookies and didn't want to leave without them.

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"Our Officer had to chase them around the bank for about 10 minutes because they were just not ready to leave that bank," said Tarbox.

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