Victoria Vidal was arrested after Chewy the Raccoon was found with a meth pipe inside his mouth in her driver’s seat
During an Ohio traffic stop, a raccoon was discovered using a meth pipe in a vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed a bulk of methamphetamine, crack cocaine and three used glass meth pipes.
Who is Victoria Vidal of Ohio as Chewy the raccoon is found with meth pipe in his mouth inside her car during traffic stop
According to a social media post released by Springfield Township police on Tuesday, Victoria Vidal, 55, of Akron, Ohio, was arrested for driving while suspended and charged with three counts of drug paraphernalia possession.
Following the stop, Victoria Vidal was charged with possession of drugs and three counts of drug paraphernalia possession, according to a social media post from the Springfield Township Police Department.
When officers ran Vidal’s license plate, they discovered that she had a suspended driver’s license and an active warrant, so they pulled her over.
🚔🦝Ohio police got the shock of a lifetime when they pulled over Victoria Vidal—only to find her pet raccoon, Chewy, gripping a glass meth pipe in its mouth. The bizarre bust led officers to uncover meth, crack cocaine & drug paraphernalia in vehicle. Vidal was arrested, but… pic.twitter.com/7Krh7B94O0
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When they “spotted a raccoon named ‘Chewy’ sitting in the driver’s seat with a meth pipe in its mouth,” they were truly taken aback.
Following Vidal’s removal from her car by the police, body camera footage from the traffic stop captured the moment the hairy rodent was seen tinkering with the pipe.
In the video, one of the officers could be heard saying, “Oh..hey,” before bursting into laughter and calling the other attending officer to come have a look.
“The racoon has her meth pipe!” he said in disbelief.
“He’s playing with her meth pipe right now!”
Officers claimed that the pipe was necessary for evidence, despite an elderly woman in the car with Vidal trying to take it out of its mouth.
“I don’t want him [the raccoon] to have that,” the elderly woman said.
🚨 WILD STOP: Ohio police pull over a car and find 'Chewy' the raccoon in the driver’s seat, clutching a meth pipe! 🦝 Cops detained Victoria Vidal, 55, uncovering meth, crack cocaine, and three used pipes.
Chewy’s unharmed, and authorities are checking Vidal’s raccoon permit.… pic.twitter.com/zGoRkHvNKa
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As he saw “Chewy” lunge for the methamphetamine pipe and try to claw it from him, the cop who initially spotted the raccoon could be heard giggling and attempting to keep it together.
He told Chewy, “All right, enough games and fun,” before he burst out laughing in surprise once more.
Investigation
When police searched the car, they found three used glass meth pipes, crack cocaine, and a large amount of methamphetamine Authorities were notified to verify if Vidal had the required documentation to own Chewy, and police confirmed that the animal was unharmed.
“While our officers are trained to expect the unexpected, finding a raccoon holding a meth pipe is a first! No raccoons were hurt or injured in this incident,” Springfield Township PD wrote.
Depending on the results of a drug test, the 55-year-old will be charged with additional crack cocaine possession in a grand jury.
Due to her active warrant, Vidal was taken into custody and handed over to the Cuyahoga Falls Police.