ODDLY ENOUGH | Deer, goose make an unlikely pair in Buffalo cemetery


ODDLY ENOUGH

Deer, goose make an unlikely pair in Buffalo cemetery

BUFFALO, N.Y.

An unusual springtime friendship between a deer and a nesting goose appears to have blossomed inside a cemetery in Buffalo, N.Y.

For the past several days, the deer has been standing near an urn where the goose has taken up residence, positioning itself between the urn and any passing car or foot traffic.

Craig Cygan noticed the unlikely pair during his regular patrols with his goose-chasing border collies.

He says there is no mate around the goose and he believes the deer has taken over the job of protecting the nest.

Cornell University wildlife expert Paul Curtis says deer and geese usually don’t pay any attention to each other.

Forest Lawn Cemetery officials are trying to arrange for a webcam so the curious can check in on the nest.

Charlotte robbery suspect drops T-shirt at scene

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

A suspect in a North Carolina home- invasion robbery is in jail after a T-shirt bearing his photo was found outside the crime scene.

The Charlotte Observer reported Friday that the shirt fell out of the suspect’s car as he was making a hasty getaway.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a man and woman were at home when two men broke in March 29 and took a wallet and jewelry.

The suspects struggled with the man as they fled. Later, the man found a black T-shirt on the ground displaying a mug shot and the slogan: “Making money is my thang.”

Two days later, 25-year-old Jonathan Tyrone Huntley turned himself in and was charged with common-law robbery and breaking and entering.

It wasn’t immediately known if he has a lawyer.

Pa. judge: Dirty windshield was enough reason for stop

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.

A Pennsylvania judge says a dirty windshield was a good enough reason to initiate a traffic stop that eventually led to drug charges against two people.

Blair County Judge Tim Sullivan said Thursday a state trooper acted lawfully in pulling over James Rupp last February.

Sullivan said the truck’s grimy windshield was obscuring Rupp’s view of the roadway so the traffic stop was legal.

The Altoona Mirror reports Trooper Steven Lucia found Rupp and a passenger acting suspiciously, prompting them to be taken into custody.

Subsequent searches turned up heroin and drug paraphernalia.

Rupp is due in court again May 9.

Associated Press

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