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French Gnab Gnome Bandit

53-year-old man accused of stealing 170 garden ornaments

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 12, 2008 4:12 PM CDT

(Newser) – Decorative gnomes might be the bane of garden purists the world over, but for one Frenchman, they're apparently worth risking a stint in the slammer. Police in Brittany have arrested a 53-year-old man accused of stealing 170 garden gnomes and other ornaments, Der Spiegel reports—...   Read full story »

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