THE WASHINGTON POST – A Virginia state-run liquor store was ransacked by a masked bandit on Friday evening, authorities said, leaving a trail of broken spirit bottles strewn across the shop floor.
The suspect, an intoxicated raccoon, was found passed out in the store’s restroom the following morning.
An animal control officer “safely secured our masked bandit and transported him back to the shelter to sober up before questioning,” the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter said Tuesday.
“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,” the agency said in a social media post.
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Broken bottles lie on the floor of the ABC liquor store in Ashland, Virginia, after a raccoon broke in. (Samantha Martin/Hanover County Protection via AP)
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