{"id":2524564,"date":"2025-12-24T09:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raccoon-raids-liquor-store-goes-on-drunken-rampage-and-ends-night-face-down-in-bathroom\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T09:08:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:08:16","slug":"raccoon-raids-liquor-store-goes-on-drunken-rampage-and-ends-night-face-down-in-bathroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raccoon-raids-liquor-store-goes-on-drunken-rampage-and-ends-night-face-down-in-bathroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Raccoon Raids Liquor Store, Goes on Drunken Rampage, and Ends Night Face-Down in Bathroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fraccoon-raids-liquor-store-goes-on-drunken-rampage-and-ends-night-face-down-in-bathroom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2524564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A raccoon broke into a closed Ashland-area liquor store in Virginia, smashed dozens of scotch and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-to-hear-jack-daniels-trademark-case-against-dog-toy-company\/\" title=\"SCOTUS to Hear Jack Daniel&#039;s Trademark Case Against Dog Toy Company\">whiskey bottles<\/a>, and passed out in the bathroom after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-man-arrested-after-being-found-chugging-gasoline-during-attempted-robbery\/\" title=\"Seattle man arrested for attempting robbery while chugging gasoline.\">apparently drinking<\/a> some of the spilled liquor. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-angels-employee-found-guilty-for-role-in-tyler-skaggs-death\/\" title=\"Former Angels Employee Found Guilty For Role In Tyler Skaggs\u2019 Death\">employee found<\/a> the messy scene the next morning &#8211; broken bottles, pooled alcohol on the floor, and a collapsed ceiling tile &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >animal control officer<\/a> Samantha Martin took the unconscious animal to the shelter to sober up. Photos showed an aisle littered with debris and the raccoon lying face-down by a toilet; the shelter later released it back into the wild once it recovered. The incident was described by the shelter and covered by the Associated Press.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Virginia liquor store was the scene of a wild night earlier this month when a raccoon broke in, smashed bottles of alcohol, and passed out in the bathroom after drinking too much.<\/p>\n<p>Images of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/car-rams-into-russian-embassy-in-romania-carrying-flammable-substances-driver-pronounced-dead\/\" title=\"Car Rams into Russian Embassy in Romania Carrying &#039;Flammable Substances&#039;, Driver Pronounced Dead\">aftermath showed<\/a> what looked like a drunken rampage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/drunk-raccoon-liquor-store-bandit-virginia-5109feb2ea9ab9bf8954ec3798689fd0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> to the Associated Press, the furry fiend entered a closed Ashland-area liquor store and headed straight for a shelf where the scotch and whisky were kept.<\/p>\n<p>Bottles were shattered across the aisle, and a ceiling tile had collapsed under the weight of the creature by the time the wild night ended.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the liquor had pooled on the floor in several spots.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Animal control officer Samantha Martin responded to the call.<\/p>\n<p>She told the Associated Press that she enjoys raccoons and couldn&rsquo;t help but laugh at the spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>She transported him back to the shelter so he could sober up.<\/p>\n<p>Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter later d more details in a post, describing the chaotic scene Martin walked into.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhcvaanimalprotection%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02W15JPw2tgLviHY9uLSpPhCrTHnUNZ84Kzoa7r3HcG6nbQGqhwGAY4qzmucx2WbQDl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"746\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Upon arrival, she discovered the &lsquo;suspect&rsquo; had broken in, ransacked several shelves, and then&hellip; passed out in the bathroom,&rdquo; the shelter added.<\/p>\n<p>He was released back into the wild after sleeping off his hangover.<\/p>\n<p>Photos posted on showed the aftermath of the break-in.<\/p>\n<p>One image revealed an aisle littered with broken bottles, spilled liquor, and more than two dozen individual bottles knocked off shelves.<\/p>\n<p>Another photo showed the raccoon lying face-down next to a toilet.<\/p>\n<p>Martin concluded of the incident, &ldquo;Another day in the life of an animal control officer, I guess.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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