{"id":3223157,"date":"2025-12-02T21:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/?p=3223157"},"modified":"2025-12-02T22:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:32:53","slug":"raccoon-breaks-into-liquor-store-passes-out-in-bathroom-after-booze-fueled-rampage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/02\/raccoon-breaks-into-liquor-store-passes-out-in-bathroom-after-booze-fueled-rampage\/","title":{"rendered":"Raccoon breaks into liquor store, passes out in bathroom after booze-fueled &#039;rampage&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">An inebriated raccoon was taken into custody after allegedly breaking into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a> liquor store on Black Friday, partaking in what officials have deemed a &#8220;liquor-fueled rampage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A trail of smashed liquor bottles led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police to the masked suspect<\/a>, who was found passed out in the sploot position on the Ashland business&#8217;s bathroom floor, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.<\/p>\n<p>In an embarrassing photo shared by authorities, the plastered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\/pets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">procyonid<\/a> could be seen lying next to a garbage can and toilet.<\/p>\n<p>The town later identified the four-legged intruder as &#8220;Cole,&#8221; noting he may need a ride home after the &#8220;wild weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png\" alt=\"A raccoon, later identified as &quot;Cole&quot; was found passed out in an ABC store bathroom after breaking liquor bottles and becoming intoxicated, according to officials.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png\" alt=\"A raccoon, later identified as &quot;Cole&quot; was found passed out in an ABC store bathroom after breaking liquor bottles and becoming intoxicated, according to officials.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/drunk-raccoon-virginia.png\" alt=\"A raccoon, later identified as &quot;Cole&quot; was found passed out in an ABC store bathroom after breaking liquor bottles and becoming intoxicated, according to officials.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>A raccoon, later identified as &#8220;Cole&#8221; was found passed out in a liquor store bathroom after breaking bottles and becoming intoxicated, according to officials.<\/span> <span>(Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter via Facebook)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/escaped-monkeys-from-mississippi-truck-crash-puts-spotlight-nih-funded-tulane-lab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>ESCAPED MONKEYS FROM MISSISSIPPI TRUCK CRASH PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON NIH-FUNDED TULANE LAB<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officials said police brought the furry bandit to the animal shelter to sober up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; officials wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/abc-store-virginia.png\" alt=\"A raccoon broke through the ceiling of a Virginia ABC store, smashing a number of liquor bottles before passing out in the bathroom.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/abc-store-virginia.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/abc-store-virginia.png\" alt=\"A raccoon broke through the ceiling of a Virginia ABC store, smashing a number of liquor bottles before passing out in the bathroom.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/abc-store-virginia.png\" alt=\"A raccoon broke through the ceiling of a Virginia ABC store, smashing a number of liquor bottles before passing out in the bathroom.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><span>A raccoon broke through the ceiling of a Virginia ABC store, smashing a number of liquor bottles before passing out in the bathroom.<\/span> <span>(Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter via Facebook)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/dog-shoots-owner-jumping-bed-gun-cleaning-accident-pennsylvania-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DOG SHOOTS OWNER IN THE BACK AFTER JUMPING ON BED IN PENNSYLVANIA HOME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shelter added there is no footage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/news-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the incident<\/a>, as the raccoon entered the building through the ceiling and &#8220;took the cameras down with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police have not yet released a motive for the trash panda&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/pet-raccoon-caught-meth-pipe-its-mouth-when-cops-pulled-over-ohio-woman-expect-unexpected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invasion<\/a>, though they responded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/good-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal shelter&#8217;s statement<\/a> with a GIF of TV talent judge Simon Cowell clapping.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/343\/192\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/686\/384\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/672\/378\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1344\/756\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/931\/523\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1862\/1046\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/720\/405\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1440\/810\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/iStock-514622028.jpg\" alt=\"It is unclear what led the furry creature to break into the establishment.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/343\/192\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/686\/384\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/672\/378\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1344\/756\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/931\/523\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1862\/1046\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/720\/405\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1440\/810\/iStock-514622028.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/iStock-514622028.jpg\" alt=\"It is unclear what led the furry creature to break into the establishment.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/iStock-514622028.jpg\" alt=\"It is unclear what led the furry creature to break into the establishment.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span>It is unclear what led the furry creature to break into the establishment.<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cole could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\" readability=\"10.5\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\" readability=\"16\">\n<p>Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.<\/p>\n<p>She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!<br \/>\n An inebriated raccoon was taken into custody after allegedly breaking into a Virginia liquor store on Black Friday, partaking in what officials have deemed a &#8220;liquor-fueled rampage.&#8221;A trail of smashed liquor bottles led police to the masked suspect, who was found passed out in the sploot position on the Ashland business&#8217;s bathroom floor, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.In an embarrassing photo shared by authorities, the plastered procyonid could be seen lying next to a garbage can and toilet.The town later identified the four-legged intruder as &#8220;Cole,&#8221; noting he may need a ride home after the &#8220;wild weekend.&#8221; A raccoon, later identified as &#8220;Cole&#8221; was found passed out in a liquor store bathroom after breaking bottles and becoming intoxicated, according to officials. (Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter via Facebook)ESCAPED MONKEYS FROM MISSISSIPPI TRUCK CRASH PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON NIH-FUNDED TULANE LABOfficials said police brought the furry bandit to the animal shelter to sober up.&#8221;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,&#8221; officials wrote in a statement. A raccoon broke through the ceiling of a Virginia ABC store, smashing a number of liquor bottles before passing out in the bathroom. (Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter via Facebook)DOG SHOOTS OWNER IN THE BACK AFTER JUMPING ON BED IN PENNSYLVANIA HOMEThe shelter added there is no footage of the incident, as the raccoon entered the building through the ceiling and &#8220;took the cameras down with him.&#8221;Police have not yet released a motive for the trash panda&#8217;s invasion, though they responded to the animal shelter&#8217;s statement with a GIF of TV talent judge Simon Cowell clapping. It is unclear what led the furry creature to break into the establishment. (iStock)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPCole could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3223159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3223157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3223157"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3223163,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223157\/revisions\/3223163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3223159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3223157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3223157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3223157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}