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Ghost hunters bedevil Ill. cemetery

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Published: Nov. 7, 2005 at 5:13 PM

BARRINGTON, Ill., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Police in a Chicago-area town are trying to keep ghost hunters out of a supposedly haunted cemetery.

Officials in Cuba Township now keep White Cemetery permanently locked, the Chicago Tribune reports. People with relatives buried there are issued keys to the gate, and anyone in the cemetery without a key or official permission is subject to arrest for trespassing.

The myths, which include stories of balls of light moving out of the cemetery and down Cuba Road and of a phantom car that comes to the main gate, have built up over the years. They attract teenagers looking for a thrill and adults doing psychic research, with traffic at its heaviest in October and November.

Sgt. Christopher Thompson of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said that the ghost hunters do not realize they have become "bothersome." And he said none of his deputies have noticed anything paranormal.

"I don't think any of our deputies are afraid of the cemetery assignment," he said.

Topics: Christopher Thompson
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