{"id":327565,"date":"2025-12-03T12:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=327565"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T02:15:06","slug":"raccoon-breaks-into-virginia-liquor-store-gets-drunk-on-bourbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=327565","title":{"rendered":"Raccoon Breaks Into Virginia Liquor Store, Gets Drunk on Bourbon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Store staff found the chaos Saturday morning: shattered glass, spilled liquor, and knocked-down cameras everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanover County Animal Protection officers discovered the intruder\u2014dubbed Rocky\u2014passed out in the bathroom, likely from lapping up bourbon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure 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