A raccoon broke into a liquor store by falling through the ceiling, got into the bottles, and then passed out in the bathroom. The animal created havoc in an ABC in Ashland, Virginia, on Saturday, smashing multiple bottles of liquor on the floor, which it then drank up. Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter was called to the scene to take the raccoon in for the night to cool off after its boozy misadventure. In a statement on Facebook on Tuesday, the shelter said an officer “discovered the ‘suspect’ had broken in, ransacked several shelves, and then… passed out in the bathroom. The suspect? A very intoxicated raccoon.” It said an officer then “secured our masked bandit and transported him back to the shelter to sober up before questioning. 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.” According to the Independent, Sam Martin was with animal control at the scene. “I personally like raccoons,” she said. “They are funny little critters. He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything.”
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