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95-pound catfish caught in Ohio

LOVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- An Ohio man landed a 95-pound blue catfish in Lake Isabella, a park district record and only one pound less than the state record holder, park officials said.

Lake Isabella Harbor Manager Harry Scott said the massive catfish, which he weighed twice for accuracy, dwarfs the previous largest catch in Hamilton County Park District's history, a 50-pound blue catfish, and weighs in at only one pound under the 96-pound state record, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

"I've never seen anything this big in my whole life, and I've seen lots of fish," Scott said. "I had them take it out of the basket the first time and do it again because I can't believe what I'd just seen."

The fish was caught Saturday by Dwight Kidwell Jr., 26.

"I was only there for about 35 minutes and I hooked it," he said.

He said the fish fought him for another 35 to 40 minutes before he was able to pull it from the water.

The fish was released back into the water after its weighing.

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Burglars target Chicago's No. 3 cop

CHICAGO, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Burglars stole a 50-inch flatscreen TV and a gun from the home of the No. 3 ranking police officer in Chicago, a police source said.

The police official, who asked not to be identified, said the burglars took a TV and .357 Magnum revolver from the home of Deputy Superintendent Steve Peterson while he was at work during the day Monday, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Peterson heads the department's investigative services, which is handling the case, the source said.

Investigators were looking into whether the crime was related to other burglaries in the area, the official said.

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Workers dig through trash to find rings

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Sanitation workers in New Jersey said they spent 45 minutes wading through about 10 tons of garbage to find three rings tossed away by accident.

Bridget Pericolo, 77, of Parsippany told officials Monday her husband Angelo, 78, had accidentally thrown a paper cup holding her rings in the trash and the bag had been picked up by workers, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported.

Sanitation official Michael Brotons and workers Edgar Lopez and Joseph McGee waded through the garbage truck's haul after it finished its route.

"It took more than 45 minutes of digging, but we found them," Brotons said.

Pericolo said she is thankful her rings weren't lost forever.

"I just kept praying," Pericolo said. "It was a miracle."

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False killing claim leads to arrest

TYLER, Texas, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A man in Texas who called 911 and said he had murdered someone was arrested for making a false report, police say.

Tyler police said Mark Anthony Johnson, 38, called the emergency number about 7 p.m. Monday and said he had just killed someone and was still armed, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported.

"Several officers with the department responded 'Code 3' (running full speed with lights and sirens) to the scene," police said.

However, officers said Johnson told them he had been assaulted earlier in the day and made up the story of the homicide because he thought it would make police respond faster.

He was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor count of making a false report. Police said they were investigating his reported assault.

Tyler Police Department Public Information Officer Don Martin said the case was unusual.

"This is not the norm and especially to this degree. We've had people report false crimes, but for someone to call saying they have committed a homicide just to get us there quicker is not the norm," he said.