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🌱 Know anything about the $600,000 Springfield jewelry heist?

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  • Know anything about the $600,000 Springfield jewelry heist?

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📰 News we're reading

• 4 wanted in Springfield jewelry store robbery (wtop.com) — Police are searching for four men who robbed a Springfield jewelry store in Brookfield Plaza on September 27, smashing cases and holding an employee at gunpoint before fleeing with about $600,000 in jewelry. No one was hurt, but Fairfax County police have released suspect photos and are asking anyone with information to call their non-emergency line or submit an anonymous tip.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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