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• Quick goat apparently dodges death May 22, 2013
  A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase. […]
• Woman's Large Figure Causes Failed Suicide Attempt May 22, 2013
  Being obese is never seen as being advantageous. Aside from putting one at risk for many illnesses, another disadvantage of being big-bodied is, wellexperiencing a failed suicide attempt. […]
• Medtronic To Cut 500 Jobs In Minnesota May 22, 2013
  Medical device maker Medtronic will be cutting about 500 jobs in Minnesota, as part of an overall elimination of approximately 2,000 jobs worldwide. […]
• Alleged Drunken Drive-Thru, Massage Parlor Busts Top Weird Crime News May 21, 2013
  Each week, Patch combs through the more shocking, surprising and often absurd alleged criminal acts and police-related incidents that unfold around the region. […]
• Charges: Worker Stole From Bank To Fund Gambling Habit May 21, 2013
  A 20-year-old Apple Valley man who worked at a Coon Rapids bank is accused of stealing from that bank to fund a gambling habit, according to charges filed Monday in Anoka County Court. […]
• OKC Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1 million tornado pledge May 21, 2013
  A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. […]
• In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids May 21, 2013
  A parent rushes to embrace her child as a teacher escorts her away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Okla, Monday, May 20, 2013. […]
• Mob Chases Down Guy Thought to Be Sex Attacker May 21, 2013
  Residents of a Colorado neighborhood went full-on vigilante recently, chasing down a man they thought had been sexually assaulting children and throwing rocks at him until authorities intervened. […]