Offbeat

Lucy Roberts managed a jewelry store for a year and would bring jewelry home with her, falsifying inventory records. She left the job and later went on a cruise, sending selfies to her former coworkers and telling them how much fun she was having. Police arrested her at the airport when she returned to the UK.

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2 bears escape wildlife park enclosure, devour a 7-day supply of honey, then fall asleep (www.cbsnews.com)

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Man gets stuck in chimney while trying to get his dog out of a locked building (apnews.com)

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A wild bear enters Lithuania's capital. Hunters refuse a government request to shoot the animal | AP News (apnews.com)

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A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital.

For two days, the brown bear ambled through the neighborhoods of Vilnius, trotted across highways and explored backyards — all while being chased by onlookers with smartphones and, eventually, drones.

The government then issued a permit for the bear to be shot and killed.

That did not go down well with Lithuania’s hunters who refused, aware that there is only a tiny number of the protected species in the entire country.

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Not-so-hot pursuit of burglary suspect sees police cars chase tractor excavator at walking pace (apnews.com)

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Runaway Pet Zebra has been Captured in Tennessee (www.wral.com)

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Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The sheriff’s office said aviation crews captured the zebra.

“Ed was airlifted and flown by helicopter back to a waiting animal trailer,” the sheriff's office said in a statement.

Video posted by the sheriff's office shows Ed wrapped in a net with his head sticking out as he is carried by the helicopter to the trailer.

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Kentucky man arrested for releasing a raccoon into a business months after fleeing police on a mule (www.whas11.com)

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Happy ending after millions of bees escape not far from Vancouver (dailyhive.com)

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TLDR: 'members of the beekeeping community came to the rescue, with over two dozen responding to the scene' and 'Hive boxes from the overturned truck were recovered, restored and returned to use. By morning, most bees should have returned to their hives, and those responsible for their delivery will be in charge'

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Duck terrorizes Florida neighborhood, sending 1 to hospital (www.clickorlando.com)

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Man died of ‘blunt force injuries’ at US zoo after suspected kangaroo fight (www.theguardian.com)

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