Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Raccoon crashes through liquor store ceiling
A raccoon broke into a liquor store in Virginia early on Saturday.
It fell through the ceiling and started drinking whisky.
The raccoon smashed bottles and made a mess.
An animal control officer named Samantha Martin found the raccoon passed out in the bathroom.
She took it to a shelter where it sobered up.
The raccoon was then released back into the wild.
The shelter said the raccoon might have a hangover but was otherwise okay.
A raccoon broke into a liquor store in Ashland, Virginia, early Saturday morning.
The raccoon fell through the ceiling and drank whisky, causing a mess with smashed bottles and a collapsed ceiling tile.
An employee found the raccoon passed out in the bathroom.
Animal control officer Samantha Martin took the raccoon to a shelter where it sobered up.
The raccoon was released back into the wild with no signs of injury.
- Who
- A raccoon
- What
- Crashed through the ceiling of a liquor store and drank whisky
- When
- Early Saturday morning
- Where
- Ashland, Virginia
- Why
- Unknown, but likely due to curiosity or searching for food
- Location
- Ashland, Virginia
- Time
- Early Saturday morning
- Animal
- Raccoon
- Damage
- Smashed bottles, collapsed ceiling tile, alcohol spill
- Rescue Officer
- Samantha Martin
- Outcome
- Raccoon released back to the wild