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Break-In At a Virginia Liquor Store

MorningLover — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:24:04 GMT

A masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed and alcohol pooled on the floor.

The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.

On Saturday morning, an employee at the Ashland-area liquor store found the trash panda passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade.

"I personally like raccoons," said Samantha Martin, an officer who works at the local animal control. "They are funny little critters. He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything." Martin said she took the raccoon back to the animal shelter.

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MorningLover — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:46:33 GMT

He was drunker than a skunk.

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Desertdi — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:03:48 GMT

With THAT amount of booze...he might be dead...

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Jersey Born — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:11:32 GMT

@MorningLover - I saw that article online and found it fascinating and very funny, especially where in the liquor store and in what state of consciousness the animal was found, although, in truth, the poor animal most certainly could have died from alcohol poisoning had he/she drunk more of it. Glad there was a happy ending for the animal.

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SoCal Bred — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:18:21 GMT

That segment has been on our local news these past couple of days, so funny that he/she passed out by the toilet, lol.

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Still Raining — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:09:42 GMT

Saw it on the news and had to 😂

In real life they are big and mean to little fur babies. Don't like them one bit. Do trash too.

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San Antonio Gal — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:18:42 GMT

I feel bad for the raccoon.

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tansy — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:22:02 GMT

I saw the story yesterday but thought it wasn't true.

That poor animal.

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willowbark — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:35:52 GMT

Poor thing probably got alcohol poisoning and will die if not helped by a vet.

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Citrine1 — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:47:35 GMT

Poor little fella'. I'm not the biggest fan of racoons as I had an unpleasant experience with one many years ago, but I hate to see an animal suffer. Hope he recovered and is doing well now.

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We rescue cats — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:08:55 GMT

Poor lil fella, I love 'our' racoons but they are mischievous for sure!

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songbird — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:19:45 GMT

They can be aggressive. My sister had an encounter with one. Taking out the trash. He growled at her. She just tossed the bag and ran back into the house.

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MorningLover — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:24:02 GMT

HANOVER, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - The raccoon broke into the store through the ceiling during the early morning on Nov. 29. Virginia ABC said the animal damaged the security system, triggering a power outage alert from the security company.

An animal control officer safely secured the “very intoxicated raccoon” and took it to a shelter to recover.

After several hours of rest, the raccoon did not show signs of injury and was released back into the wild.

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We rescue cats — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:06:37 GMT

I hope they released it near that store. Raccoons are territorial.

They do growl, it's a defensive action, but they will scratch or bite if provoked so better safe than sorry because they are known rabies carriers.

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Elodie2 — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:33:31 GMT

Saw something on the news recently, prior to this story, about how urban raccoons are becoming domesticated and may be pets one day.

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JYWilliams — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:44:33 GMT

They showed that on the news a few days ago. Poor fellow was so drunk he eventually passed out. They relocated him after he came to. I'm sure he had a big hang over

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LyndaGee — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:45:57 GMT

When I was a kid, fed some raccoons who visited daily. They were cute and would do "tricks" on the back porch railings with their narrow "feet." But they started to come in the daytime. A teacher to told me that was a no-no, so I reluctantly stopped.

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Quse — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:51:49 GMT

Over the summer, I looked out into the backyard one night to see EIGHT raccoons in the backyard. Without my glasses on, I thought they were little bears They would hop/hunt (grubs and worms, I think) and sing to each other. I would hear them singing to each other, babies and Mommas, while they hop-hunted, and sometimes get up in the middle of the night to watch them. In the morning, they'd leave and go back to wherever they lived.

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Puppy Lips — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:45:24 GMT

A week or so ago when I was taking our two dogs out for "last pee," once outside they both stopped cold and stared in the same direction. The dogs were as still as can be. I could not figure out what they were looking at. It was dark outside. But as my eyes adjusted, I could see way back along our white fence line, something walking along the fence. As it got closer to our side of the yard, I could see it was a raccoon. Then out of some weeds, another one popped out. They ran into the woods behind my neighbor's house. To this day I am still amazed that they both saw the raccoon in the dark. Maybe they smelled it first.

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Estellee — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:52:54 GMT

That little feller created quite a rucus. They are so cute, from a distance LOL