DUNDAS - A little after 2pm yesterday plastic pellets and large stones were being hurled through Dundas streets.   It all started a few weeks ago when local resident Willie Mason saw a pack of suspicious racoon's scouting the corn in his sparrow feeders. 

"I seen them's creeping up and sniffin' around places they shouln't be sniffin," Willie explained.  "We could tells they were looking for food, whether it was in our trash or in our home made bird feeders.  Something didn't smell right."

Willie and his wife Zee prepared for battle.  Willie started to warn neighbors on Hester Street while Zee called to her friends on the Mill Preservation Society.  Willie had purchased an air pellet gun from Kmart in the early 80's and it was about to get it's first use.   

On Tuesday, around 2:13, a band of 3 masked racoon's approached Don's Corner Bar from the east on Railway Street while 2 approached from the west.  Entering the garbage corral in the back of the bar, the three robbers began their search for fried food left overs and peanut shells.  The other two racoon's kept guard in the street.  They were aggressive in their search, ripping through trash bags and trying to break into the mother load: the barrel of used fry-oil.  They were set on soaking up 45 gallons of pure deep-fry nirvana but could not get through the locked canister top. 

When taking a cigarette break on the opposite side, Don Cruise sensed something was wrong.  He heard wrastling and commotion coming from areas that shouldn't have coming.  When he made eye contact with the masked bandits, they began to flee.  He began to throw rocks.  Unable to make contact with any bandits, Willie came to the rescue, rattling off some 23 rounds of little plastic pellets.   Two 'coons were hit, twitching and running as they took in the sting. 

"Doubt we'll be seeing them around this block anytime soon," Willie gleamed, "and hopefully they won't try to mess with the citizens of Dundas' garbage anytime soon!"