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Authorities: ‘Moss Man’ fails to show up for trial

HILLSBORO, Ore.

Authorities say an Oregon burglary suspect dubbed “Moss Man” failed to show up at his trial, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Gregory Liascos of Portland earned the “Moss Man” moniker after police say he was arrested in full-body camouflage last October outside the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals.

Police say the 36-year-old Portland man had cut a hole in a museum wall and was trying to break in.

Officers found a bike and a backpack, but they didn’t find the suspect until a police dog bit what appeared to be the ground. It was Liascos in a “ghillie” suit, a head-to-toe camouflage outfit used by military snipers to blend in with vegetation.

Liascos later said the whole thing was a mix-up, and that the outfit was a Halloween costume from his kids.

Police: NM woman put ad on Craigslist to buy pot

ROSWELL, N.M.

A New Mexico woman faces charges after police say she put an ad on Craigslist looking to buy drugs.

Roswell police arrested Anamicka Dave, 29, this week after officers posing as sellers arranged to meet her through text messages.

Dave’s ad on Craigslist’s “casual encounters” section said she was new to town and “looking for Mary Jane,” KOB-TV reported.

Roswell Police Sgt. Ty Sharpe said the ad was so blatant, he had to make sure it wasn’t posted by another undercover officer.

“I was really surprised that someone would actually put on there they were looking for weed — an actually illegal product — to the fact that I called my boss to make sure it wasn’t one of our guys trying to do a reverse sting,” Sharpe told the station.

Police met the Albuquerque woman in a parking lot and then arrested her.

It was unclear if Dave had an attorney, and a message left at a phone listing for her wasn’t immediately returned Wednesday.

Family lost in Massachusetts corn maze calls 911 for help

DANVERS, Mass.

Authorities in Massachusetts say a family that got lost in a 7-acre corn maze called 911 for help, apparently taking advantage of the police department’s motto that says “We Want To Be Bothered.”

The maze at Connors Farm in Danvers can take up to an hour to navigate.

A police officer entered the maze with a farm manager to search for the disoriented father, mother and two children. The family didn’t realize they had almost made their way out and were just 25 feet from the street.

Farm owner Bob Connors tells the Boston Globe that they designed the maze so that people get lost in the long cornstalks.

Associated Press