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- How deputies in Paw Paw turned a phone scam into an arrest
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Chicago Man Caught For Impersonating FBI Agent (indiawest.com) — A Chicago man was arrested in Paw Paw after allegedly arriving to collect cash in what investigators describe as a tech-support-style scam that cost an Illinois resident $40,000. Lee County deputies arranged a controlled pickup in Paw Paw, leading to felony theft-by-deception charges and a pending court case under Illinois’ pretrial release system. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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