(Poor guy went on a bender after breaking and entering!)

From: https://shorturl.at/SpYI6 (nypost.com)

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   'Very intoxicated' raccoon trashed Virginia liquor store, then passed out
                             face-first in bathroom

   By Anna Young
   Published Dec. 2, 2025, 10:52 p.m. ET

   He was trashed!

   A "very intoxicated" raccoon went on a drunken rampage inside a Virginia
   liquor store - then passed out face-first in the bathroom, local officials
   said.

   The masked bandit was found snoozing in a booze-induced haze by the toilet
   Saturday morning after trashing the Ashland ABC Store, leaving behind a
   trail of broken liquor bottles, disheveled shelves, and toppled boxes,
   according to the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.

   "They are funny little creatures," Samantha Martin, the animal control
   officer who found the raccoon, told the Associated Press.

   "He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown
   rampage, drinking everything."

   Photos from the shelter suggest the tipsy critter enjoyed a sampling of
   scotch and whiskey, including Jameson.

   Officials said they transported the trashed panda back to the shelter to
   "sober up before questioning," and later released him back into the wild.

   "After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a
   hangover and poor life choices), he was safely released back to the wild,
   hopefully having learned that breaking and entering is not the answer,"
   officials said in their cheeky Facebook post.

   "A big shout-out to Officer Martin for handling this chaotic scene with
   professionalism and good humor. Just another day in the life at Hanover
   Animal Protection."
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