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• Bexley law bans electronic devices behind the wheel in effort to curb distracted driving

  16-10-2016 23:51
  
  A new law in Bexley prohibits drivers from having any wireless communication device in their hands while operating a car.
  “Essentially a distracted driver,” Sgt. Bernard Hanna with the Bexley Police Department said. “It's someone holding a phone in their hand or something like that that is taking their vision or view of the road away.”
  The law is not limited to phones. Any device that is not mounted to the car is illegal, including music players, tablets and GPS devices.
  
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• Security guard hit by stray bullet after college homecoming

  16-10-2016 23:20
  
  Authorities say a security guard at a Philadelphia-area university was hit by a stray bullet when shots were fired amid homecoming festivities over the weekend.Lincoln University said an altercation occurred just after 3:30 a.m. Sunday on the main campus in Chester County.The university said shots were fired, and a bullet hit a van that was carrying private security guards, striking an officer.She was taken to Christiana Hospital where she was to undergo surgery to remove the bullet.Officials sa
  
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• Thousands await power as less severe northwest storm fizzles

  16-10-2016 22:57
  
  Thousands of residents in the Pacific Northwest remained without power Sunday as the remnants of what was billed as a potentially apocalyptic typhoon began to fizzle.Emergency crews in Oregon and Washington worked through the night to restore power lines and remove dozens of downed trees to clear roads that the storm had damaged over the past two days.Meteorologists still expected rain and wind gusts as high as 30 mph throughout Sunday, but conditions were not expected to be as bad as predicted.
  
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• One person in critical condition after shooting in east Columbus

  16-10-2016 22:23
  
  One person is in critical condition at Grant Medical Center after a shooting in east Columbus.The Columbus Police Department says the shooting happened just before 4 p.m. on Sunday.The incident closed northbound St. Clair Avenue at Leonard Avenue.Police say there is no information on the suspect yet, and no other details were immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• One person hospitalized after shooting in east Columbus

  16-10-2016 22:23
  One person is in critical condition at Grant Medical Center after a shooting in east Columbus.The Columbus Police Department says the shooting happened just before 4 p.m. on Sunday.Police identified the victim as 18-year-old Donzel Hawkins. They say he was found shot twice - once in each arm.Detectives tell 10TV that Hawkins drove himself from the shooting scene on the 800 block of 2nd Avenue to the intersection Leonard and St. Clair, where he collapsed and a bystander called police.That interse
  
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• Oil spill closes I-670 Eastbound at Leonard Avenue

  16-10-2016 22:06
  
  Interstate 670 Eastbound is closed at Leonard Avenue. The Columbus Police Department confirms the closure was caused by an oil spill near 5th Avenue.Further information was not immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Fuel spill closes I-670 Eastbound at Cleveland Avenue

  16-10-2016 22:06
  
  Interstate 670 Eastbound is closed at Cleveland Avenue.The Columbus Police Department confirms the closure was caused by a diesel fuel spill near 5th Avenue.Traffic was originally diverted to Leonard Avenue, but was moved back to Cleveland Avenue after several hours.The Ohio Department of Transportation says all lanes on I-670 Eastbound are expected to open by 10 p.m. Sunday.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• UConn student run over, killed by campus emergency vehicle

  16-10-2016 21:59
  
  A 19-year-old student at the University of Connecticut was run over and killed early Sunday by a vehicle for the campus fire department, state police said.Jeffny Pally, of West Hartford, was sitting against the bay door of the campus public safety complex in Storrs shortly after 1 p.m. when the fire department got an emergency call, according to a police report.The report says Pally, of West Hartford, was sitting on the ground with her back against the door when it opened, causing her to fall ba
  
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• Ohio man indicted on more counts of violent threats against military

  16-10-2016 21:47
  
  Federal authorities say an Ohio man has been indicted on more criminal charges for using a social media site to incite violence against U.S. military members on behalf of the Islamic State group.Twenty-five-year-old Terrence McNeil, of Akron, was originally indicted in December on three counts each of solicitation of a crime of violence and threatening military personnel.Nine additional charges were added in a new federal indictment handed up Friday in Cleveland.The government accuses McNeil, a
  
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• As campaign stumbles, Donald Trump pushes "rigged" election claims

  16-10-2016 21:36
  
  With just three weeks until the general election and a bruised campaign bleeding support, even from members of his own party, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is peddling unsubstantiated claims of an election “rigged” in favor of his opponent Hillary Clinton.Trump fired off this series of tweets Sunday, as polls came out showing the candidate’s shrinking base of support nationally and in key battleground states:Polls close, but can you believe I lost large numbers o
  
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• Navy sailor arrested after truck plunges off bridge onto a biker rally, killing 4

  16-10-2016 21:11
  
  An active duty member of the U.S. Navy was arrested for a deadly accident under the San Diego-Coronado Bridge in which his vehicle plunged off the expanse into a crowd below, killing at least 4 people.In addition to the deaths, nine were injured Saturday when pickup truck nose-dived into a crowd gathered at a festival below, authorities said.The truck driver, who was alone in the vehicle, struck a guardrail and fell 60 feet onto a vendor’s booth at Chicano Park, California Highway Patrol O
  
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• Daughter of U.S. track star Tyson Gay shot dead in Kentucky

  16-10-2016 21:05
  
  The daughter of U.S. track star Tyson Gay was killed in a shooting at a restaurant in Lexington, officials say.CBS Lexington affiliate WKYT reports that Trinity Gay, 15, was shot around 4 a.m. Sunday morning, and was pronounced dead about an hour later.Trinity Gay was herself a rising star on the track team at Lafayette High School, WKYT reports.Lexington police say the shooting took place at the Cook Out restaurant on South Broadway, and it involved the exchange of gunfire between two cars, whi
  
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• AP Poll: Ohio State holds No. 2 spot, as Michigan moves up to No. 3

  16-10-2016 20:16
  
  Michigan moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, right behind No. 2 Ohio State, to give the Big Ten rivals their best combined ranking since the 2006 season, when they played the only 1-vs.-2 game in the series.Alabama remained No. 1 on Sunday with a season-high 60 first-place votes.The Buckeyes stayed No. 2 after an overtime victory against Wisconsin, which fell two spots to 10th.The Wolverines moved up in an off week with Clemson slipping to fourth.The Tigers had their
  
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• How AP rates the presidential race and the Road to 270

  16-10-2016 19:49
  In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles while speaking at a rally at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The state's role this year shapes up to be potential spoiler for Donald Trump's chances of reaching 270 electoral votes.
  
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• What do Darth Vader, Tommy Wiseau, Mae Whitman & Bill Nye Have in Common?

  16-10-2016 19:46
  
  What a slow week for new trailers. It’s almost as if no one wanted to have their shiny new promotional material buried under the weight of a new Star Wars trailer. And that was a probably a wise decision. Those few who went up against it are still worth a special mention, and you can […]
  
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• Teteri, Flowers cross finish line first in Columbus Marathon

  16-10-2016 17:21
  
  A man from Ethiopia and a woman from Columbus were the first to cross the finish line during the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon on Sunday.
  
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• VIDEO: 2016 Columbus Marathon

  16-10-2016 17:19
  
  The 2016 Columbus Marathon took place this morning in Downtown Columbus with thousands of participants running through the streets to the cheers of their supporters and families. The marathon was greeted with some amazing fall weather as well, which is expected to climb to 80 degrees as the race wraps up. Check out the video […]
  
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• Columbus Marathon 2016

  16-10-2016 15:44
  The 2016 Nationwide Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon takes place Sunday. It’s the 17th largest U.S. marathon and the largest in Ohio.18,000 runners took off from downtown Columbus to either run 13.1 miles or the full 26.2 miles.Fireworks filled the sky as the runners started.24 of the 26 miles on this year’s course are represented by a patient at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. There is also an “Angel Mile” that is dedicated to the special children taken to
  
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• Experience Columbus: Halloween fun for adults and kids

  16-10-2016 15:27
  It's Halloween season, and there are plenty of things to do this month in Columbus.
  
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• Different ways to winterize your home

  16-10-2016 15:18
  This month, we have been talking about different ways to winterize your home.Bill Dover from Lowe's is here with some things to add to your checklist.
  
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• Your hair can tell you what your doing wrong when it comes to eating

  16-10-2016 14:59
  Just one strand of your hair can tell you what you're doing wrong when it comes to eating. And if you're trying to loose weight, it could be slowing you down. Danielle Miranda, founder of Rock N' Shock Fitness tells us why.
  
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• Runners depart on Columbus Marathon course

  16-10-2016 14:00
  
  Runners departed from North Bank part at 7:30 a.m. to participate in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon.
  
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• Columbus Voter’s Guide to the Ballot Issues

  16-10-2016 13:30
  
  Even as Election Day stands almost a month away, voters are already heading to the polls. Early voting started Wednesday, Oct 12, and along with casting ballots for president and state and local representatives, Columbusites are voting on various bond issues that will go toward public transit, utilities and schools. Columbus City Schools The Columbus […]
  
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• A Columbus Voter’s Guide to the Ballot Issues

  16-10-2016 13:30
  
  Even as Election Day stands almost a month away, voters are already heading to the polls. Early voting started Wednesday, Oct 12, and along with casting ballots for president and state and local representatives, Columbusites are voting on various bond issues that will go toward public transit, utilities and schools. Columbus City Schools The Columbus […]
  
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• John Switzer | From the Stump: Migrations can prove perilous for birds

  16-10-2016 12:44
  
  I wrote in April that the spring migration is a great time to see new or unusual birds in your yard. The same thing goes for the fall migration. Just a couple of days ago, I had an unusual bird in my yard that I can’t remember ever seeing there.
  
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• Tourist rescued after accidentally driving into pond near Boston

  16-10-2016 12:37
  
  Good Samaritans rushed to rescue a woman from her sinking SUV after she accidentally drove into Arlington’s Spy Pond Friday afternoon, CBS Boston reports. Video taken from the shore shows three people swimming out to the woman’s Ford Edge.“She was very, very scared and had taken in water,” said Dan Frazier of Boxford. “And she, she knew she was dying. I mean, she just figured this was it.”The image is still vivid for Frazier and Kenneth Chapman of a 68-year-ol
  
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• Cartoon Crossroads Columbus gives voice to different breed of artist

  16-10-2016 12:36
  
  No need to waste time at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus searching for the old standbys: Superman, Spiderman, Batman, the Hulk and Deadpool. These aren't your grandpa's cartoons, but a new generation of cutting-edge cartoons drawn and computer-generated by a different breed of artists who set out to do something different — and have.
  
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• Oversight system for severely mentally ill coming to Franklin County

  16-10-2016 12:33
  
  Franklin County could soon have a new system of court oversight and intensive case management to help people with severe mental illness adhere to their outpatient treatment plans. Families and advocates say the joint effort by the county Probate Court and the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board is a welcome step toward embracing a hard-fought, 2-year-old law that clarifies the authority of Ohio judges to order outpatient treatment.
  
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• Florida football coach gunned down while surrounded by hundreds

  16-10-2016 12:30
  
  A volunteer youth-football league coach was gunned down just moments after he had brought cookies and Gatorade to his team after a practice at a Fort Lauderdale park.Dave Williams, 43, was taken to a hospital but did not survive, reports CBS Miami. The shooting happened Thursday around 8:45 p.m. in the parking lot of Mills Pond Park. The park is popular with young kids and known for its pee-wee football games. Hundreds of athletes, parents, cheerleaders and coaches were at the park at the time o
  
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• Donald Trump suggests Hillary Clinton takes performance-enhancing drugs

  16-10-2016 12:25
  
  Donald Trump, deflecting from the recent deluge of sexual assault accusations plaguing his campaign, suggested Saturday that Hillary Clinton was taking performance-enhancing drugs at the last presidential debate.“She rested for the last debate,” Trump told a rowdy crowd in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. “She didn’t do too well, and she said she’s practicing for the next debate. She called it debate prep. Right?”Then he posited a theory about what he believed the D
  
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• Old Dominion student says she reported campus rape, was interrogated for 8 hours

  16-10-2016 12:19
  
  An Old Dominion University student who reported she was raped in her dorm room is charging that campus police prevented her from getting a medical exam to preserve evidence until after she was interrogated for almost eight hours.Her complaint to federal education officials about the October 2014 episode also says she was not given written information about her right to seek a protective order against the person she said attacked her, among other things. It accuses school officials of mishandling
  
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• Bills stymied that aim to reduce Ohio kids’ accidental shootings

  16-10-2016 12:19
  
  Last week, Edwin Templin and his wife, Deborah, visited the grave of grandson Lucas Templin, just as they try to do every week. They trimmed the grass around the headstone and thought of the young boy. Lucas was just 11 when his best friend accidentally shot and killed him with a loaded revolver found in the friend’s Frazeysburg home on June 17, 2014. “It’s hit pretty hard,” Mr. Templin said.
  
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• Hottest real-estate market in central Ohio? Try Obetz

  16-10-2016 12:04
  
  What's the hottest real-estate market in central Ohio? Upper Arlington? Grandview Heights? Powell? Try Obetz. Employment growth, affordability, abundant buildable land and a string of civic projects have turbocharged housing in the small village in southern Franklin County.
  
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• Columbus couple using shipping containers to build cabin

  16-10-2016 12:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - After thieves stole everything of value - including the toilet - from their Vinton County weekend camper, Becky Wolff and her husband, Bill Echols, abandoned their dream of building an A-frame cabin on the property.They wanted something more secure.They found their answer in a rail yard in Obetz: shipping containers."
  
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• Capitol Insider: Trump may bring up sex offender who was once Wexner advisor

  16-10-2016 11:51
  
  In a presidential campaign that apparently has lost any sense of boundaries, could we be hearing about L Brands founder Leslie H. Wexner’s former financial adviser next?
  
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• Theodore Decker commentary: Adults are acting like children, just like candidates

  16-10-2016 11:39
  
  There is less than a month left to languish in this purgatory of a presidential campaign, hoping for salvation from robocalls, Twitter wars and horribly uncomfortable water-cooler discussions. Things are getting edgy. The campaign signs are disappearing.
  
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• Italian Village latest neighborhood to see building boom

  16-10-2016 10:50
  
  As neighboring communities such as Victorian Village and the Brewery District took off a decade or two ago, Italian Village awaited its moment. Take a look now and you'll find apartment and condo projects springing up, along with restaurants and storefronts, reclaiming sites where abandoned industrial buildings once stood.
  
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• 2 Hours Before Trump Rally Opens Doors in Bangor, Tickets are Still Available

  16-10-2016 08:04
  When I lived in Columbus, Ohio back in 2008, if you wanted to see the presidential candidate Barack Obama during one of his appearances you had to nab tickets within an hour or two of the Obama campaign making them available. Then you had to stand in line for two or three hours, and some people would even show up the night before to make sure they could get a good spot.D The doors open at noon today for Donald Trump's campaign rally in Bangor.
  
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• Barrett, No. 2 Ohio State charge past No. 8 Wisconsin in OT

  16-10-2016 06:19
  
  J.T. Barrett threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to leaping receiver Noah Brown in overtime, and No. 2 Ohio State finished off No. 8 Wisconsin with a sack on fourth-and-goal from the 4 for a 30-23 win on Saturday night.Barrett also ran for two touchdowns for the Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten), who passed their toughest road test of the season.The touchdown throw gave Barrett his 89th career touchdown passing or rushing, breaking the school record previously held by quarterback Braxton Miller.The Buckeyes
  
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• Republican Civil War in battleground Ohio

  16-10-2016 05:20
  A Republican civil war has broken out in battleground Ohio.Saturday Donald Trump’s campaign called out and cuts ties with, the head of the Ohio Republican Party.In a must-win state, some might consider that political suicide, but some voters say the split only strengthens their support of Donald Trump.Even in an unprecedented campaign, with an unconventional candidate, the answer from the Ohio Republican party chair was unexpected:"You're voting or Donald Trump?” 10TV asked.“I
  
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• North Carolina discovery raises Hurricane Matthew's U.S. death toll

  16-10-2016 04:43
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. -- Searchers found two more bodies inside vehicles that were submerged in floodwaters in North Carolina from Hurricane Matthew, increasing the toll in the state to 26 dead, Gov. Pat McCrory said Saturday.McCrory talked a lot about recovery at his Saturday news conference - one week after the hurricane dumped more than a foot of rain 100 miles inland causing massive flooding in the eastern part of the state. Towns such as Princeville, Lumberton and Fair Bluff remain under water, and
  
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• Hillary Clinton is imperfect but the only choice for president: Editorial

  16-10-2016 04:11
  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. The president of the United States has a sacred obligation to the people of this nation: to carry the torch for our ideals.
  
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• Pedestrian struck, taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in critical condition

  16-10-2016 03:58
  
  Columbus Police and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office are investigating after a pedestrian was struck on the 3700 block of West Broad Street.It happened around 9 p.m. on Saturday night.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office closed all of West Broad Street as a precaution, and it is now open. No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Ohio's new high school graduation requirements under fire

  16-10-2016 03:56
  
  HAMILTON, Ohio - School administrators in southwest Ohio say the state's new graduation requirements will hurt many high school juniors' chances of earning a diploma.Hamilton City Schools Superintendent Tony Orr tells The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News the new rules have juniors headed toward an academic "cliff."State education officials abandoned the previously required Ohio Graduation Tests in favor of new testing.The new system involves seven tests - two English, two math, two social studie
  
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• Teen fatally struck by motorcycle while playing 'Pokemon Go'

  16-10-2016 03:14
  
  ROSEVILLE, Mich. - A 14-year-old suburban Detroit boy playing the smartphone game "Pokemon Go" has been struck and killed by a drunken motorcyclist.Roseville police say Saturday that Ryan Mannes was with two friends about 9:30 p.m. Friday when he entered a roadway while trying to "capture a Pokemon."The 24-year-old motorcyclist hit Ryan as the boy was returning to the sidewalk. The motorcyclist and his 26-year-old passenger were injured after crashing.Police say the operator of the motorcycle ha
  
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• Texas college student alleges sexual assault by ride-sharing drivers

  16-10-2016 02:31
  
  FORT WORTH - Fort Worth and Texas Christian University Police are investigating a possible assault of a female student, she claims she was picked up early Saturday morning by two men claiming to be with a ride-share service, CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reports.The possible assault happened just after midnight when the woman used her phone to get a ride-share pickup.Two men arrived and called out the victim by name, police said.“During the ride, the victim accepted an Altoid mint and (an) unseale
  
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• New Polaris traffic pattern to relieve congestion in the area

  16-10-2016 00:56
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A typical weekend around Polaris mall usually comes with its fair share of traffic.“On a normal Saturday it can get quite congested in the morning when people are running errands,” said Jenny Porosky who lives in the area.Thankfully, the Ohio Department of Transportation paved a way for traffic relief. Gemini Parkway was opened this week. It is an extension of Gemini Place and east to west in front of the soon-to-be IKEA.“There's obviously congestion that we w
  
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• Man indicted for Lewis Center bank robbery from June

  16-10-2016 00:23
  A Delaware County Grand Jury has returned a four-­count indictment against a 36-­year-­old man accused of robbing the First Merit Bank in Lewis Center in June of this year.Seth P. Kafoure, was indicted Friday and charged with two counts of robbery, second-degree felonies and two counts of theft, a fifth-degree felony and a ... (more)
  
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