An unlikely suspect was taken into custody after a break-in at a Virginia liquor store this week—an intoxicated raccoon that authorities say ransacked the shop and later passed out in a bathroom.

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Authorities responding to a break-in at a Virginia liquor store apprehended an unlikely suspect: a drunk raccoon. The raccoon broke into the Virginia ABC store in Ashland, Virginia, in the early ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — A raccoon was found passed out in the bathroom of the Virginia ABC Store in Ashland after breaking in and ransacking shelves, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and ...

While the story itself is true, the video was generated by artificial intelligence. In early December 2025, a video supposedly showing legitimate footage of a raccoon breaking into a liquor store, ...

An inebriated raccoon was taken into custody after allegedly breaking into a Virginia liquor store on Black Friday, partaking in what officials have deemed a "liquor-fueled rampage." A trail of ...

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The raccoon was released back into the wild after sobering up, per officials. One Virginia liquor store had an unusual patron this weekend -- an inebriated raccoon found passed out in the bathroom.

An intoxicated raccoon’s wild rampage inside a Virginia liquor store came to an end when the animal was found passed out in the bathroom. The masked burglar broke into an ABC Store in Ashland, Va., ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A crime unlike any other unfolded at the Ashland ABC store over the weekend — involving a tipsy, furry suspect. Animal control officers say a raccoon helped itself to ...