From Newsgroup: alt.politics.usa
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/12/03/raccoon-drunk-passed-out-liquor-shop-virginia/
A drunken raccoon has been found passed out at the scene of
a “break-in” at an off-licence in the US.
Staff at the liquor shop in Virginia arrived at work on Saturday
morning to find bottles smashed amid puddles of scotch and whiskey.
They worried they had been burgled, before spotting the animal
asleep on the bathroom floor.
Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter confirmed one of
its animal control officers, Samantha Martin, had been called
to the “chaotic scene”.
“Upon arrival, she discovered the ‘suspect’ had broken in,
ransacked several shelves, and then … passed out in the
bathroom,” the shelter said in a social media post.
. . .
Apparently they took him to the drunk tank
at an animal shelter and then let him out
the next day after he'd sobered up :-)
But ... has he developed a taste for
fine liquors ? He might head for the
next nearest store .... :-)
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