A 55-year-old Akron woman was arrested May 5 and charged with multiple drug offenses after a raccoon was discovered in her vehicle holding a meth pipe in its mouth, Springfield Township police posted on Facebook.
Officers initially conducted a traffic stop at about 7:15 p.m. after identifying a vehicle whose owner had both an active warrant and a suspended driver’s license.
After officers detained the driver, police then discovered a raccoon named “Chewy” sitting in the driver’s seat with a meth pipe in its mouth, police reported. Officers further inspected the vehicle after that discovery and ended up finding a “bulk amount” of meth, crack cocaine and three used glass meth pipes.
The woman was charged with possession of drugs, three counts of drug paraphernalia possession and was also cited for driving under suspension. She was turned over to Cuyahoga Falls Police on her active warrant. Additional charges related to crack cocaine possession will be present to the Grand Jury as BCI lab results are pending, police said.
The raccoon was reportedly unharmed, and authorities were notified to determine that the woman in fact had the proper documentation to own the raccoon.
“While our officers are trained to expect the unexpected, finding a raccoon holding a meth pipe is a first!” the post said.
Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@gannett.com, or on Twitter @athompsonABJ
(This story was updated to add a video.)
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Ohio woman arrested after police find pet raccoon with meth pipe in her car
Reporting by Anthony Thompson, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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