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400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear 400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear
400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear A nearly 400-pound, six-foot-long leatherback turtle nicknamed Phinney is back at sea following a harrowing ordeal with some fishing ropes on Cape Cod last week.  New England Aquarium Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientists and members of the Aquarium's Animal Health team and Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation team rescued the turtle on Thursday, July 18.  “The turtle had a rope entanglement around the shoulder region of its right front flipper, but fortunately it was detected quickly and the gear was still loose with minimal damage to the flipper,” said Dr. Melissa Jobl…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police Seek To Speak To Car Break-In Victims After Suspects Nabbed Police Seek To Speak To Car Break-In Victims After Suspects Nabbed
Police Seek To Speak To Car Break-In Victims After Suspects Nabbed Connecticut State Police from Troop A-Southbury and the Southbury Police Department are seeking to speak to victims of car break-ins in the Roxbury and Southbury area. On July 15, 2018 at approximately 6:20 a.m., troopers responded to Southbury Road in Roxbury after a resident reported that two black male suspects were rummaging through his vehicle in his driveway, however when seen, the two suspects fled in a silver sedan. As troopers and Southbury police officers responded to the area, the silver sedan was located and the suspects were stopped and detained. Through the course of the i…

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by Daily Voice