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Ohio hanging-man Halloween display draws complaints

DUBLIN, Ohio

An Ohio homeowner has moved a Halloween decoration of a hanging man because police said some found it too realistic and spooky.

Officers in the Columbus suburb of Dublin said they received five complaints about the 6-foot figure, hanging in a tree close to a road. Police told WSYX-TV that people found the display disturbing and feared that it could cause a traffic accident.

The homeowner says Halloween should be creepy and that his decoration was “all in good fun.” But he moved it to a tree closer to his house and away from the street. Where it used to hang, he has placed a sign that says: “less realistic decoration.”

8-foot Lego man to stay in police custody in Florida

SARASOTA, Fla.

Lego man is going to stay in police custody for three months.

Lego man, a 100-pound, 8-foot-tall sculpture, didn’t do anything wrong except wash up on a Florida beach. Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight says his office will hold the fiberglass sculpture for 90 days just like all other lost-and-found property.

During that time, authorities will try to determine who the owner is.

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that the local tourism bureau had hoped to use the Lego man to promote the area, but the sheriff says it needs to remain in police custody a little longer.

The sculpture mysteriously appeared on a Siesta Key beach last Tuesday.

A Legoland recently opened in Winter Haven, which is about 70 miles northwest of Siesta Key.

Associated Press