[Vision2020] "Johnny Reb" the Woodchuck

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Sun Jul 15 10:35:49 PDT 2012


Courtesy of the New York Daily News at:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woodchucks-wild-buck-toothed-bandits-busted-stealing-flags-graves-new-york-civil-war-veterans-article-1.1112505
 
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Woodchuck traitors? Buck-toothed bandits busted stealing flags from graves of New York Civil War veterans 

Dozens of American flags honoring the vets were stolen or broken at the Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudson, N.Y., in the days before the July 4th holiday.

Seeking to catch the offenders, police set up cameras and were surprised to learn that the unpatriotic culprits were actually a local breed of woodchucks.
Some wily woodchucks are apparently to blame for a recent rash of damages at a cemetery housing the tombstones of Civil War veterans.

Dozens of American flags honoring the vets were stolen or broken at the Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudson, N.Y., in the days before the July 4th holiday.

Police had offered a reward of $500 for information leading to the arrest of the vandals, WTEN reported.

Woodchucks have been stealing the flags off veterans' graves at Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudson, N.Y. Groundskeeper (right) looks on as police search for the culprits.
Seeking to catch the offenders, police set up cameras and were surprised to learn that the unpatriotic culprits were actually a local breed of woodchucks known for their prominent front teeth.

Hudson Mayor William Hallenbeck Jr. confirmed that woodchucks were to blame for the thefts. He said the manufacturer of the flags had added a substance that attracts woodchucks.

Hudson Mayor William Hallenbeck Jr. confirmed that woodchucks were to blame for the thefts. He said the manufacturer of the flags had added a substance that attracts woodchucks.

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Seeking to catch the offenders, police set up cameras and were surprised to learn that the unpatriotic culprits were actually a local breed of woodchucks.



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Woodchucks have been stealing the flags off veterans' graves at Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudson, N.Y. Groundskeeper (right) looks on as police search for the culprits.



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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

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