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Drunk raccoon passes out in bathroom after ransacking Va. liquor store

The furry bandit was returned to the wild after sobering up. Authorities said he had no signs of injury “other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices.”

December 3, 2025 at 1:17 a.m. ESTToday at 1:17 a.m. EST

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A drunk raccoon passed out in the bathroom of a state-run liquor store in Ashland, Virginia, Saturday. (Samantha Martin/Hanover County Protection via AP)

By Andrew Jeong

A Virginia state-run liquor store was ransacked by a masked bandit on Friday evening, authorities said, leaving a trail of broken spirit bottles strewn across the shop floor.

The suspect, an intoxicated raccoon, was found passed out in the store’s restroom the following morning.

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