Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom

[Yonnie3]

A masked bandit terrorized an Ashland ABC store over the weekend, smashing multiple bottles of bourbon before passing out drunk on the bathroom floor.

Why it matters: The intoxicated suspect was a raccoon.

The big picture: An officer with Hanover County Animal Protection found the ransacker splooted out next to the toilet on Saturday morning, according to the agency's Facebook post.

The officer then transported the trash panda — likely still too inebriated to plot an escape — to the shelter "to sober up before questioning," per the post.

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See the full story at https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/12/02/drunk-raccoon-virginia-abc-store-break-in with images of the culprit.

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[SWBTATTReg]

1. Ha ha heh...I wonder how they will write off the loss in alcohol...eh, charge it off to 'critter loss' or inventory

shrinkage, or theft by bandits?

[IronLionZion]

2. Work hard play hard out here in the Old Dominion

The Raccoon might be a buddy of Hegseth's

[John1956PA]

3. Recommended for the use of the word "splooted."

Animals sploot (i.e., stretch out and lie on their bellies) in the summertime in order to get relief from the heat.

This is the first I have heard of an animal splooting in order to nurse a hangover.

[timms139]

4. Was that Kegs Breath's

pet coon ?

[Nigrum Cattus]

5. reminds me of guys I use to party with

at least he knew to go to the bathroom

[LT Barclay]

6. Hey Groot, Rocket needs your help again

[IbogaProject]

7. was he thirsty

I hope he wasn't dehydrated either before or after.