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June 18, 2023 · Clearwater, Florida

Florida Woman Pulled Over on Bike Found With Baby Raccoon in Her Backpack

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Florida Man score

Pretty wild

A late-night bike stop over a missing headlight turns up a meth pipe and a week-old raccoon riding along in the woman's backpack.

Clearwater police stopped 43-year-old Lindsay Rodewald around midnight for riding her bicycle without a headlight. During the stop, officers found a broken glass pipe with methamphetamine residue in her backpack, along with a chittering baby raccoon, believed to be about a week old, tucked inside alongside it. Rodewald told officers she'd 'forgotten' the raccoon was in there. She was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, while the raccoon was taken to a Tampa veterinary emergency clinic to be cared for alongside other orphaned raccoons before an eventual release into the wild.

Score breakdown

Absurdity16/25
Humor17/25
Florida Factor13/20
Unexpectedness12/15
Headline Quality7/10
Source Quality4/5

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