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Mich. police seek help after nut theft, post mug shot of squirrel

Department has fun asking for help from the public in figuring out who swiped roughly 28K pounds of packaged nuts

Associated Press

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich.— Police in suburban Detroit are having a little fun while asking for help from the public in figuring out who swiped roughly 28,000 pounds of packaged nuts.

The Shelby Township Police Department says a truck and trailer packed with 18 pallets of walnuts and other snack nuts were taken the weekend of June 27. Police say the truck and trailer were found July 1 in Detroit, but the nuts worth more than $128,000 were gone.

The department on Tuesday issued an appeal for information on its Facebook page — posting a mug shot of a squirrel along with details of the case.

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Police in the Macomb County community have had a few noteworthy animal encounters recently, rounding up a goat in a parking lot and capturing a stray pig.

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