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A NAME YOU CAN TRUST! Thursday, January 18, 2018
Vol 47, No 3
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Despite massive amounts of debris still to be cleaned up after the storm last week, the beach spirit wasn’t going to be dampened. This charming shot was taken at Times photo Wayne Martin Eastern Beach a few days after the summer storm last Thursday and Friday.
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golfer is calling for a law change after learning police couldn’t retrieve his stolen items – despite being able to track their exact location. Tom Owen had his golf bag stolen, containing $2000 worth of equiptment, on December 15th from How-
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“So basically even though you can track your phone to an exact address, it would appear the police are unable to do anything.” Owen thinks the current law is frustrating for victims of theft and will encourage them to try and retrieve the stolen goods themselves. ➤ Turn to Page 3
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After reporting the incident, Owen was surprised to learn that police were not able to search the premises for the stolen goods. “I tracked it right to the front door of the property,” he says. “I knew exactly where the golf bag was, but I’m not sure if the police have even gone to the house I tracked it to yet,” he says.
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