Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Police in Florida responded to an early morning call from a resident who needed help ejecting an unusual masked burglar -- a raccoon. The St. Augustine Police Department said officers responded to the home about 5:30 a.m. Monday on a report of a raccoon inside the house. Advertisement The officers used a pair of broomsticks to guide the raccoon from its hiding place behind the window blinds back to the outdoors. Police said the unusual incident should serve as a reminder to residents to make sure their homes are secure at night. Read More South American kinkajou attacks Florida man inside his home Wisconsin police officer rescues raccoon from peanut butter jar Raccoon rescued from inside vending machine at Florida school