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.

ASHLAND, Va. (WWBT) - An unbelievable story out of Ashland is going viral on social media. Animal control officers in Ashland responded to an unusual call this weekend after a raccoon broke into an ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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 was apprehended by Hanover Animal Protection after breaking into the Ashland ABC Store and passing out inside the bathroom. The incident was discovered early Saturday morning ...