A Leslieville Shoppers Drug Mart gained what customers referred to as a “protector” this weekend when a raccoon wandered into the store at Lake Shore Blvd. E. and Leslie St.

This is the latest development in an ongoing turf war between Torontonians and trash pandas.

A tweet circulating Sunday morning showed the masked bandit perched atop a ledge near the checkout lanes, observing bemused shoppers as they cashed out their purchases.

It is unclear whether this observation was part of an employee training exercise, or whether the raccoon was plotting a new offensive against Toronto residents.

Store manager Muhammad Abbas told the Star that the masked bandit hung around for about half an hour.

“He was a little weird. He wasn’t scared of humans; we had a hard time getting him out.”

Efforts to remove the trespasser were difficult initially, but Abbas says a fishnet eventually allowed for safe removal of the raccoon without injury. \

Correction – December 19, 2017: This article was edited from a previous version that misstated the name of Lake Shore Blvd. E as Lakeshore Rd. E.

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