Classic Cops of the Day: A slivery thief

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 5:00 a.m. December 5, 2011
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
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Aug. 30, 1980
A slivery thief
10:08 a.m. — Hideaway Bay. Man reports attack by a rattlesnake. Snake struck mans wallet, no bite recorded. Snake killed.

 

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