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Police Say Railroad Robbers Got Away With Pork

November 2, 2011
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Police are on the hunt for the bandits who robbed a Union Pacific Railroad car after it made an emergency stop in Victorville, Calif. They made off with 20 boxes. Police told the Victorville Daily Press that the robbers couldn't have known what was in the car; they made off with $200 worth of pigs feet.

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The Great Charcoal Debate: Briquettes Or Lumps?

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