From booze to black belts: Virginia's drunk raccoon suspected in karate shop break-in
created: Dec. 13, 2025, 2:11 a.m. | updated: Dec. 13, 2025, 9:17 p.m.
From booze to black belts: Virginia's drunk raccoon suspected in karate shop break-in19 hours ago Share Save Max Matza Share SaveWatch: Raccoon breaks into US liquor store and gets drunkA raccoon that broke into a Virginia store and joyfully drank its way through the liquor aisle is now suspected of a wider crime spree, officials say.
A Hanover animal control officer suspects the stripe-tailed mammal also broke into a nearby karate studio and then raided the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for snacks.
The raccoon, now nicknamed the "trashed panda", was first discovered passed out in the bathroom of the Ashland liquor store two days after Thanksgiving.
"He was in the karate studio.
She later added that there is a chance the earlier break-ins could have been perpetrated by a different raccoon - but officials have identified him as their prime suspect.
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