Clearwater, FL -. A woman was found with a baby raccoon in her bag after police searched her belongings during a bicycle stop. According to the Clearwater Police Department, 43-year-old Lindsay Rodewald was stopped while riding her bicycle, which did not have lights on during the night. While speaking with police, she gave them verbal consent to search her backpack. Officers found a broken glass pipe with crystal residue. A field test indicated the presence of methamphetamine. Rodewald told the police department she forgot the pipe was in her bag and that she used meth a few days prior. Upon further investigation, the raccoon was found in the woman’s backpack. Police said it was around a week old. The critter was taken to the Veterinary Emergency Group in Tampa. It will be cared for alongside other young raccoons before being released into the wild. #crazycrime #floridawoman
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it was a woman that got arrested for a drug charge but that wasn't living the story the story was the fact that when the police got to go get our things her purse was full of baby raccoons baby raccoons why why I don't know why no explanation no cops arrested for oh this is clear water isn't this where you're going this is where we're going we're going to Clearwater okay so she was riding on a bike with a bag full of baby raccoons and drugs and she got pulled over yeah how was she doing doing have lights on hours at night oh he'll be right on your bike at night that was dangerous and then she gave them verbal consent to look through her backpack like you knew you had a crack pipe in there that and also baby raccoons you enjoy your vacation Hank though