ASHLAND, Va. (WSET) — An unexpected suspect was found passed out in the bathroom after ransacking an ABC Store in Virginia, according to officials.
In a social media post, the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter said Officer Samantha Martin was dispatched to the Ashland ABC Store for a “very unusual call” early Saturday morning.
When Martin arrived, she found signs of a break-in: the shelves had been ransacked, and bottles were scattered all over the floor.
The crime scene (Credit:{ }Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter)
Who was the suspect?
A drunkenly passed-out raccoon, which was found in the store bathroom.
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Martin then took the suspect back to the shelter to “sober up before questioning.” After a few hours of sleeping off the night before, the raccoon was cleared with no injuries.
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He was safely released back to the wild, hopefully having learned that breaking and entering is not the answer,” the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter said in the post.