Oddly enough

Oddly enough

Elusive dog finally captured after 559-day effort

WATERBURY, Vt.

A Vermont dog who was the subject of a 559-day search after being spooked by a car accident is finally back home with his owners.

Murphy the golden retriever had resisted the efforts of dozens of volunteers to find him. But he finally walked into a backyard trap in Waterbury set for the very purpose of capturing the cagey canine.

Murphy had been missing since his owner — 25-year-old Kirstin Campbell of Morrisville — went off the road and struck a tree in Stowe on June 29, 2014. The stunned dog ran off when he got out of the car.

There have been sightings of Murphy in Waterbury Center, and game cameras captured his image, but it wasn’t until Saturday night that the pooch was caught and reunited with Campbell.

Judge dismisses naked violinist’s claims

PORTLAND, Ore.

A federal judge has dismissed a nude protester’s claim that police violated his rights by arresting him while he played the violin stark-naked outside the federal courthouse in Portland.

Matthew T. Mglej of Hillsboro, Ore., sued the Portland police and the county last January, seeking $1.1 million in damages. The 26-year-old was arrested for indecent exposure in May 2014.

According to The Oregonian, the judge said Mglej’s nudity didn’t advance a specific message, so it wasn’t protected by either the First Amendment or the state constitution.

The judge allowed one allegation of excessive force against Multnomah County to proceed to trial. Mglej claimed jail deputies cut his wrists by jerking on his handcuffs.

County attorneys argued Mglej refused to follow directions once in jail and he didn’t complain of injuries at the time.

Associated Press