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Agency’s Bigfoot post makes big imprint on social media

PHOENIX

An Arizona agency’s posting about Bigfoot is leaving its mark on social media.

The Arizona Department of Transportation Facebook post from Jan. 1 reads: “We might have spotted a family of sasquatches on SR 260 near Heber this afternoon. What do you think?”

Accompanying it is a couple of traffic camera photos showing a blurry cluster of figures on the side of the road.

As of Tuesday, it had been shared more than 3,700 times and had nearly 1,000 comments.

Spokesman Tom Herrmann says his agency tries to drive traffic to its Twitter account using humor — a strategy that has helped them gain nearly 52,000 followers.

The mysterious figures haven’t budged in days, leading Herrmann to believe they’re something a lot more down-to-Earth than the original post suggests: shrubbery.

Police: Florida man attempted burglary while carrying infant

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

Police say a Florida man carrying his 5-month-old son acted as a lookout while his friend tried to break into a house, then threatened the owner of the home with a knife.

St. Petersburg Police said in a news release that a homeowner found 22-year-old Corey Mathews outside his home Monday, holding a baby in a car carrier.

Police say that when Mathews spotted the homeowner, he alerted another suspect attempting to break into the home. The other suspect fled, and the homeowner called 911 as he followed Mathews. Mathews then pulled out a knife and threatened to kill the man if he kept following him.

Mathews was held Tuesday on $15,000 bond on burglary and other charges. Pinellas County jail records didn’t show whether he had an attorney.

Police say Mathews’ mother took custody of the baby.

Police trying to solve Christmas-tree ring mystery

GERMANTOWN, Wis.

A Wisconsin police department is trying to figure out who left a diamond ring on its Christmas tree.

Germantown Police Chief Peter Hoell posted a note on his department’s Facebook page Saturday, asking if anyone knew where the ring came from.

He says the diamonds are real. Police think someone intentionally placed the ring on a branch of the tree in the police department’s lobby.

For the past five weeks, the department invited people to bring their children to decorate the tree and get a stuffed animal in return.

During that time, someone put the ring on the tree but left no explanation.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that anyone claiming the ring will have to provide a detailed description.

Associated Press