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Police stop same driver twice within 5 miles for speeding

BRADFORD, Vt.

Vermont state police said they cited the same driver twice in a 5-mile stretch for driving at speeds of 90 mph and above.

Police said they first stopped 30-year-old Benny Wercberger of Monroe, N.Y., on Interstate 91 in Bradford at 9:30 a.m. Thursday – after clocking him driving 97 mph in a 65 mph zone. He was issued a ticket and allowed to continue on his way.

Five miles farther north, police said, they clocked Wercberger and his 2015 Mercedes SUV traveling 90 mph. Besides slapping him with another speeding ticket, they charged him with negligent operation of a vehicle.

Vet finds 62 hair bands, 8 pairs of underwear inside dog

MARS, Pa.

This hungry Labrador has some unusual taste buds.

A Pennsylvania veterinarian retrieved 62 hair bands, eight pairs of underwear and a bandage from the dog’s stomach during exploratory surgery.

The head technician at Good Shepherd’s Veterinary Hospital in Mars told WTAE-TV that the black Lab named Tiki wasn’t responding to medicine for vomiting, diarrhea and a loss of appetite, and X-rays showed a mass in its stomach.

Cops respond to ‘nuisance’ call about well-fed crow at park

CLAYSBURG, Pa.

Don’t feed the crow. Oops, it’s too late.

Police in one central Pennsylvania community said they responded to a “nuisance crow” call Wednesday that has its roots in people who have fed and befriended the bird in the past.

Greenfield Township police Chief Andrew Campbell told WJAC-TV that the bird – nicknamed Frank by those who frequent Claysburg Park – swooped down on a woman who was walking around a track and startled her.

The chief said police are trying to reintroduce the bird to its natural habitat after it got in the habit of being fed by park visitors.

Alabama burglary suspect chased by bull through pasture

ARAB, Ala.

Sheriff’s officials in northern Alabama say a burglary suspect was taken into custody after being chased by a bull through a cow pasture.

Marshall County Sheriff Scott Walls told WHNT-TV that 26-year-old Brad Lynn Hemby was being sought in connection with a burglary Wednesday morning in Arab.

Walls said Hemby tried fleeing deputies by running through a cow pasture, and a bull roaming the land joined the chase. Walls said Hemby eventually fell onto a barbed-wire fence and surrendered.

Walls said stolen property was recovered from Hemby’s truck, and the man is charged with burglary, theft and attempting to elude. It’s unclear if he has an attorney.

Associated Press