{"id":323493,"date":"2025-12-03T21:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/323493\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T21:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:42:09","slug":"rowdy-raccoon-raids-virginia-liquor-store-passes-out-drunk-dw-12-03-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/323493\/","title":{"rendered":"Rowdy raccoon raids Virginia liquor store, passes out drunk \u2013 DW \u2013 12\/03\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

An employee at a store selling alcohol in Ashland, in the US state of Virginia, dealt with an unusual weekend break-in on starting their Saturday shift.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After finding bottles smashed and booze pooled on the floor, a trip to the bathroom revealed a semi-conscious raccoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ABC Store employee called the local Hanover County Animal Protection agency, which dispatched officer Samantha Martin to the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The suspect? A very intoxicated raccoon<\/a>,” the group wrote in a Facebook post. “Officer Martin safely secured our masked bandit and transported him back to shelter to sober up before questioning.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"InThe masked marauder sampled several vintagesImage: Samantha Martin\/Hanover County Protection\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

Black Friday break-in<\/p>\n

Martin was able to piece the puzzle together on inspection.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Hanover County\u00a0shelter confirmed that the foraging urban omnivore, affectionately nicknamed a “trash panda” in the US because of its checkered facial features and predilection for plunder, had recovered after some R&R.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices), he was safely released back to the wild, hopefully having learned that breaking and entering is not the answer,” it wrote.<\/p>\n

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