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2 zebras flee circus, run through Philadelphia streets

PHILADELPHIA

When you hear hoofbeats, the saying goes: You should think horses, not zebras. In Philadelphia on Sunday, you would have been wrong.

A pair of zebras escaped from a circus and went running through the streets of west Philadelphia before they were recaptured, police said.

The two animals somehow fled the UniverSoul Circus outside the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in west Philadelphia about 2 p.m. Sunday. A circus spokesman told The Philadelphia Inquirer in a statement that the animals “briefly went on the loose.” No injuries were reported.

Witnesses took to social media to post photos and video footage of the animals running through the streets before police confirmed their recapture about 3 p.m. Sunday.

Snack vending-machine glitch at jail pays inmates $500

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.

Authorities say some jail inmates in western Michigan essentially were paid to get snacks because of a vending-machine problem.

Kent County Undersheriff Michelle Young tells The Grand Rapids Press that when inmates purchased multiple items from one of four affected machine,s they were charged only for the first item.

Young says in many cases they were credited for money that wasn’t spent.

The problem at the Kent County jail was discovered Nov. 5 after an accountant noticed a commissary accounts discrepancy. Young says the vendor determined a programming error occurred during a software update.

No tampering appears to have been involved.

The newspaper says a total of about $500 was paid out over a weeklong period. Young says inmates likely will be required to repay the funds.

Pharmacy owner returns wallet months after man lost it

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

A man has gotten back his wallet, which contained $1,200 in cash, two months after losing it, thanks to an Albuquerque pharmacy owner.

KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reports that the owner of Sam’s Regent Pharmacy discovered the wallet at a local restaurant Friday.

The wallet contained cash, an ID card and six credit cards.

The pharmacy owner called police and gave them the wallet.

The police were able to find the owner and return the wallet to him.

According to police, the wallet’s owner had misplaced it about two months ago.

Associated Press