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In what prosecutor Owen Beale called an “organized criminal matter,” Joby Pool, 32, pleaded guilty to theft and criminal damage in Kidder- minster, England, magistrates court, The Guardian report- ed. His crime? Pool broke into a warehouse on Feb. 11 and towed away a trailer with about 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs, valued at about $37,000.
One neighbor said it was as loud as if someone had “cranked the volume all the way up” on the TV inside their home. Gas station em- ployees refused to comment.
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animal feces on her face. The Associated Press re- ported that Goecke was un- happy with a recent review of a production he staged in The Hague. Following the inci- dent, he took off through the crowded theater lobby. But strangely, Goecke seemed to justify his actions in a later interview, saying that after having his work “soiled for years ... Once a certain point has been reached, I disagree.” The opera house suspend- ed and banned him from the
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He didn’t get very far; when police stopped him, he “walked toward (them) with his hands up.”
“A minority could feel it. None of them felt it was being uncomfortable,” he said.
Police in Santa Cruz, Cali- fornia, are warning locals not to “engage” with the Cookie Monster, KION-TV reported on Feb. 15.
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A man named Adam San- dler (not the actor), known to dress up as Sesame Street characters and harass people, has surfaced in Santa Cruz. Resident Sarah Jones said he entices people “to want to take a photo with him,” but as soon as they approach, he flips up his costume head and starts yelling.
Christopher Gaddis, 41, was holding a cat in his arms when he was approached by Metro Nashville Police offi- cers on Feb. 8, WSMV-TV reported. Gaddis had two outstanding warrants, and officers were trying to arrest him when he shoved the cat into the face of one of them, leaving several cuts on the officer’s hands. Gaddis also kicked the officer.
“This clearly wasn’t spur- of-the-moment offending,” Beale said. “You don’t just happen to learn about a trailer with that kind of value being available.”
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After being treated for his own injuries from the cat, Gaddis was charged with re- sisting arrest and assaulting an officer.
“I heard all this music, I couldn’t tell where it was coming from. Loud, it was unbelievable that time of night,” said Clinton Barnes, who lives close by.
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The “Easter bunny,” as police dubbed him, will be sentenced in March to about two years in jail.
In the Germantown neigh- borhood of Philadelphia, one gas station is employ- ing a dramatic tactic to try to keep people experiencing homelessness away: blasting opera music over its outdoor speakers.
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“Based on how dirty his costume was, I knew it wasn’t going in the right direction,” she said. Sandler has not been charged with any crimes.
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