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Grace is a 90 year old woman from Near Chicago, Illinois, USA

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  • Dog Sniffs Out $110,000 Inside SUV - cbs2chicago.com

    Rated Nov 26 2007 2 reviews animals, crime, dogs cbs2chicago.com

    An Indiana State Police dog sniffed out nearly $110,000 during a routine traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road near Chesterton on Sunday.

    Trooper Mike Jones stopped a Ford Explorer for following to close to other cars and unsafe lane changes. After Jones pulled over the vehicle, the occupants ''appeared very nervous and had conflicting statements as to where they were going,'' according to a state police news release.

    The driver agreed to a search of the SUV, and the police dog, named Boss, nosed around and located a suitcase with $109,020 inside.
     Dog Sniffs Out $110,000 Inside SUV - cbs2chicago.com
  • Officials foil horse-sent-as-a-dog attempt - UPI.com

    Rated Sep 26 2007 1 review animals, crime, bizarre upi.com

    Customs agents in Atlanta said nay to a person trying to smuggle a small horse inside a dog crate from Germany to Guatemala.

    Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport said the passenger who bright the small show horse onto a plane apparently was trying to pass the horse off as a dog, Atlanta television station WGCL reported Wednesday.

    Customs agents said the owner did not have the proper permits, and the horse's crate was too small. After removing the horse from the crate, officials examined it for diseases and fed it.
    Officials foil horse-sent-as-a-dog attempt - UPI.com
  • http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/30/ap4070923.html

    Rated Aug 31 2007 1 review animals, crime forbes.com

    A fisherman accused of stabbing a sea lion with a steak knife after the animal stole his bait was charged Thursday with violating the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.

    Hai Nguyen, 24, faces a misdemeanor count of illegally taking and attempting to kill a marine mammal, the U.S. attorney's office said. If convicted he faces up to one year in prison and a $20,000 fine.

    Police said he was fishing off a pier when the sea lion, a 6-foot female weighing about 150 pounds, apparently snatched the bait from his fishing pole.

    Authorities said he stabbed the sea lion with the knife. The animal was severely wounded and was later euthanized.
    http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/30/ap4070923.html
  • Goat Head Sent To Wis. Attorney In Gift Bag - News Story...

    Rated Aug 30 2007 1 review crime, bizarre wftv.com

    In the movie "The Godfather," a horse's head was used to intimidate, and that's what Milwaukee police said they think is behind the discovery of a bloody goat's head at an attorney's office.

    Prominent Milwaukee-area defense attorney Robin Shellow has represented hundreds of clients, many of them convicted criminals, reported WISN-TV in Milwaukee.

    So, the list of people who may have an ax to grind is long.

    Milwaukee police said they are taking Monday's discovery outside Shellow's office very seriously.

    The severed head of a goat was found near the corner of the building stuffed inside a pink gift bag.

    A note, which police described as threatening, was in the goat's mouth. It contained a name, but apparently not the name of a suspect.
    Goat Head Sent To Wis. Attorney In Gift Bag - News Story - WFTV Orlando
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    Rated Aug 23 2007 1 review animals, crime, dogs 790thezone.com

    More than 50 pit bulls seized from Michael Vick's property face a deadline today to be claimed. If no one comes forward, they could be euthanized.

    Federal prosecutors filed court documents last month to condemn 53 pit bulls seized in April as part of the investigation into dogfighting on the Vick's property. No one has claimed any of the dogs, which are being held at several unspecified shelters in eastern Virginia, the U.S. Attorney's office said Wednesday.

    "These dogs are a ticking time bomb," said Daphna Nachminovitch, a spokeswoman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "Rehabilitating fighting dogs is not in the cards. It's widely accepted that euthanasia is the most humane thing for them."

    Photo credit: Newport News Daily Press photo by Joe Fudge / May 22, 2007
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  • Playing to Wrong Crowd - washingtonpost.com

    Rated Aug 20 2007 1 review animals, crime, dogs washingtonpost.com

    Michael Vick has agreed to plead guilty to the federal dogfighting charges against him under a deal reached today between his attorneys and prosecutors, his lawyer said.

    Vick was charged with helping to operate a dogfighting ring based at a property owned by him in southeastern Virginia. He had been scheduled to go on trial Nov. 26.

    State charges against Vick remain possible, and a source said that this deal with federal prosecutors does not address the issue of state charges.

    The federal indictment of Vick portrayed him as an active member of the dogfighting operation who attended and even traveled to dogfights, paid bets for losing fights and participated in the killing of dogs that didn't perform well.
    Playing to Wrong Crowd - washingtonpost.com
  • http://www.nypost.com/seven/08152007/news/regionalnews/pe...

    Rated Aug 15 2007 1 review animals, crime, birds nypost.com

    Martha Stewart's favorite animal-care expert was crying fowl yesterday after burglars broke into his Long Island pet store and stole 45 high-priced parrots.

    The thieves raided Parrots of the World in Rockville Centre sometime between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., police said.

    They made off with a variety of pricey parrots - including African Greys, cockatoos and Amazons - valued at roughly $60,000.
    http://www.nypost.com/seven/08152007/news/regionalnews/pet_pooh_bahs_parrots_pilfered_regionalnews_selim_algar.htm
  • http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070621/od_nm/seal_penis1_dc;...

    Rated Jun 25 2007 2 reviews crime yahoo.com

    An Alaska man has pleaded guilty to selling more than 100 fur seal "oosiks" -- or penises -- to a local gift shop that intended to sell the items as an aphrodisiac.

    Federal law forbids the sale of any raw marine mammal parts unless they have been crafted into pieces of Alaska Native artwork.
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070621/od_nm/seal_penis1_dc;_ylt=AoA8UNSeHqvrwVsShstZ74TMWM0F
  • Lucky &Flo reap haul in Malaysia, Philippines ::...

    Rated Apr 26 2007 1 review crime, dogs, movies businessofcinema.com

    Lucky and Flo are touted as the latest weapons in the fight against movie piracy. They were trained after a study in 2004 determined that dogs could be used to detect polycarbonate and other chemicals used in optical discs. Neil Powell, a trainer in Northern Ireland known for training dogs to sniff bombs and other devices, trained the two animals.

    They are believed to be the first DVD-sniffing dogs in the world.

    Lucky and Flo, the Motion Picture Association's DVD-sniffing black Labrador retrievers, led investigators to an estimated 100,000 pirated movie and computer games DVDs hidden in secret storage compartments in shops and a warehouse in Malaysia last week.

    The canine duo also helped Philippines law enforcement officials seize an estimated 300,000 pirated DVDs from three malls in Manila notorious for the sale of pirated movies and music this week. Among the seizures, which had an estimated street value of $500,000, were a significant number of discs containing child pornography.

    Officials say that investigators also seized DVDs containing child pornography in Malaysia. The raids, on 11 retail outlets and a warehouse, took place in the same building where the canine duo, with Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) and Motion Picture Association (MPA) investigators, discovered and seized an estimated one million pirated optical discs infringing movie and computer games titles on 20 March 2007.

    Movie pirates placed bounties on the dogs after a DVD ring was busted last month in the south of the country, according to Malaysian media reports.
    Lucky &Flo reap haul in Malaysia, Philippines :: Businessofcinema.com - Indias No 1 Cinema Business News and Information Portal