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Subject: [Q-R] Woodchucks suspected in New York cemetery flag thefts
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:02:39 -0400 (EDT)

Woodchucks suspected in New York cemetery flag thefts

Authorities in Hudson, N.Y., believe they have found the culprit in a rash
of cemetery flag thefts: Woodchucks.







Mayor Bill Hallenbeck told the Register-Star that police used cameras and
confirmed that the flags were in the woodchucks' burrows.
Around 75 flags were reported missing from Civil War graves in the days
leading up to and following Independence Day.
Hallenbeck said he was glad the culprit wasn't a human resident. He said
some flags are now coated with a substance that attracts woodchucks.
Woodchucks are also known as groundhogs. They are excellent burrowers.
Hudson is a city of about 7,000 on the shore of the Hudson River 30 miles
south of Albany.

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