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Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police
Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police A Pennsylvania man was in custody after stealing a bobcat with medical issues from a snake farm in the Poconos and putting her in his trunk, authorities said.  Semyon Levit, 45, broke into the Pocono Snake and Animal Farm in Smithfield Township through the unlocked main entrance and stole 22-year-old Blanche on Friday, Feb. 4 around 10:15 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Levit and the bobcat struggled in the parking lot before stuffing her in the trunk of his red Hyundai Elantra. Police stopped Levit's car around 4:15 p.m. that day and found the cat in the trunk. Blanche was safe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Paramus Man Dies In PA Skydiving Accident Paramus Man Dies In PA Skydiving Accident
Paramus Man Dies In PA Skydiving Accident A 74-year-old New Jersey man died in a Pennsylvania skydiving accident Sunday, officials said. Ed Harney, of Paramus (Bergen County) -- an experienced skydiver -- He jumped with three other experienced skydivers with Sky’s the Limit Skydiving Center around 11:30 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The group jumped from approximately 14,000 feet. At 5,000 feet, it appeared Harney’s parachute was the first to open, but he began to spin, eventually separating from his parachute. The coroner will release an official cause of death after an autopsy, but PSP says the death was accidental.…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora