Police Find Pet Raccoon Holding Meth Pipe During Traffic Stop: ‘He’s Trying To Smoke It’

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (Gray News) – A police officer in Ohio was shocked to find a raccoon holding a meth pipe following its owner’s arrest.

According to the Springfield Township Police Department, on Monday evening, officer Austin Branham conducted a traffic stop after identifying a vehicle whose owner had an active warrant and a suspended license.

During the stop, the officer detained the driver without incident. She was identified as 55-year-old Victoria Vidal.

But then, things took an unusual turn. When the officer returned to Vidal’s vehicle, he saw a pet raccoon named Chewy sitting in the driver’s seat with a meth pipe in his hands and mouth.

Bodycam video shows the officer hardly being able to contain his laughter.

“I sh*t you not, come here,” he tells the other responding officer. “The raccoon has her meth pipe. He’s playing with a meth pipe right now.”

He keeps laughing.

“The raccoon’s playing with her meth pipe,” he says. “He’s trying to smoke it! There’s no way.”

Video at link:

https://www.kktv.com/2025/05/06/police-find-pet-raccoon-holding-meth-pipe-during-traffic-stop-hes-trying-smoke-it/