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Police: Helpful suspect in burglary left ID in vehicle

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn.

Police in the Smoky Mountains foothills have arrested a burglary suspect who inadvertently aided them.

Sevier County authorities said 42-year-old Stephen Wayne Russell of Knoxville was seen on surveillance video breaking into a rental cabin in March.

Deputies chased a red Toyota SUV on April 19, but the driver turned off the lights and got away.

Police said occupants were throwing out electronic gear as the vehicle sped away.

However, the SUV was found abandoned a short time later.

Inside, was stolen property and Russell’s billfold with his ID inside it.

The owner of the SUV said he had left it with Russell for repairs.

WBIR-TV reported police tracked down Russell last week and arrested him.

Pennsylvania man has a close encounter with wayward emu

WALNUTPORT, Pa.

An eastern Pennsylvania man says when he looked out his kitchen window recently, he saw what he first thought was a huge wild turkey.

Robert Leseberg says he went outside his home in Walnutport, near Allentown, one evening to get a closer look.

He says the bird lifted its head and was suddenly towering over the 6-foot-3 man.

This was no wild turkey.

It was an emu. The flightless birds are originally from Australia.

Leseberg checked with animal-control officers, police and the Lehigh Valley Zoo.

There are some emu farms in that region, but so far no one has claimed this wayward bird.

For now, the big bird is heading to an emu farm in the Poconos.

Ice from lake in Minnesota is pushed ashore to doorsteps

LAKE MILLE LACS, Minn.

Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people’s doorsteps.

WCCO-TV reported that the ice from Lake Mille Lacs reached the doors and windows at the Izatys Resort on May 11.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Shawn Devinny said 30- to 40-mile-per-hour winds pushed the water into the ice, driving it ashore.

He said the winds were lighter the next day, and the shoreline got a reprieve.

The Department of Natural Resources says about 10 miles of shoreline are covered, with some reaching up to 30 feet high.

Associated Press