Peanut Butter Gives ‘Bandit’ Away

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A furry, masked bandit who had eluded Oxford authorities for two days was finally caught this weekend.

The charge — burglary of peanut butter. The evidence — a peanut butter jar stuck on his head.

Police tell the Oxford Eagle that got word last Thursday that a raccoon was seen around downtown with a jar on his head and was in a tree on the lawn of the Lafayette County Courthouse. The quick-footed critter escaped officers.

On Friday night, he was spotted again in the same tree.

Firefighter James Pritchard says the raccoon was lethargic from having the jar on his head.

The raccoon was caught and the jar was removed from his head.

The tired-out, peanut butter-loving bandit was taken out of town to find a safer home.