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LOUDOUN'S TURKEY TAKE-DOWN
Most turkey stories lack happy endings. This is especially true around Thanksgiving -- even moreso if you're a feathered future sandwich.
For the beloved Route 7 gobbler, a Cinderella story wasn't to be.
Last month, we reported on a wild turkey chase in Landsdowne, Va. There, a turkey was repeatedly running on to Route 7, chasing after cars and generally being a pain in the neck.
Animal Control officers repeatedly tried to corral the free-range flier with little luck. The best they could manage was to lure it to nearby fields, safe from traffic. (NBC WASHINGTON)
"SKANK AGENT" BUSTED FOR CRAIGSLIST SCHEME
A Wisconsin teenager who described herself as a "skank agent" is facing felony charges for allegedly using Craigslist to rob prospective johns looking for sex. According to a Circuit Court complaint filed yesterday, Samantha Stubbe, 17, last month placed an ad in the online classified site's "Adult Gigs" section offering sexual favors in return for an apartment. After men were lured to a Fond du Lac motel for a purported liaison, Stubbe's male friends attacked them and stole their money. Stubbe, pictured below in the mug shot at right, was aided in the scheme by Stevi Smet, 18, who served as the female decoy outside the motel. (The Smoking Gun)
POLICE: MAN KILLED BROTHER BECAUSE HE WAS TOO LOUD
Maryland State Police have charged a Frederick County man with shooting his brother to death in an argument.
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Police say 45-year-old Allen Nichols shot 43-year-old Terry Nichols to death late Tuesday night at the Knoxville home they shared with their mother and older brother.
Detectives say a group of people were talking and Allen Nichols banged on the floor because he thought they were making too much noise. Police say he came downstairs and confronted Terry Nichols in the kitchen. (WTOP)
STOLEN BODY OF AUSTRIAN BILLIONAIRE RETURNED
A coffin containing the body of an Austrian billionaire has been returned to his family, more than a year after it was stolen from a graveyard by thieves who blackmailed the relatives for $150,000 (euro100,000), police said Wednesday.
It also emerged that criminals from Hungary and Romania were involved in the crime and that private investigators and security companies had been involved in the search for the coffin without telling police. (MSNBC)
