“That’s when we discovered the raccoon in the front seat with the paraphernalia.” With those words, police in Springfield, Ohio held what had to be the most unusual press conference of their lives about a woman’s arrest.
What was so noteworthy? Police say after they pulled the woman over, a raccoon named “Chewy” was found in her front seat holding a meth pipe. When officers confiscated the pipe, Chewy pulled out another one. There were also two dogs in the vehicle, police said.
Police say the 55-year-old woman, Victoria Vidal of Akron, Ohio, got their attention when they ran her plate at 7:15 p.m. Monday and discovered she had an active warrant and a suspended license.
The arresting officer said the woman told him she didn’t want to open her driver’s door because she had a raccoon at her feet. The officer peered in, thinking she was joking, and Chewy looked back…