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Road sign warns of 'rogue panda'

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Police in Arizona said an electronic sign warning motorists of a "rogue panda on rampage" was the work of a hacker.

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The Flagstaff Police Department said the Fort Valley Road sign was reported at about 3 a.m. Monday and Arizona Department of Transportation officials said it had been returned to its usual message about left turns not being allowed at the upcoming intersection by 11 a.m. Monday, the (Flagstaff) Arizona Daily Sun reported Wednesday.

"We want to assure all citizens of Flagstaff that there is no problem with rogue pandas," police Lt. Ken Koch said.

Mackenzie Nuno, a spokeswoman for ADOT, said the hacker would have needed specialized equipment to change the sign. She said investigators do not currently have any suspects.


Stolen bike back after 15 years

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A Swedish woman whose bicycle was stolen 15 years ago said she was shocked when police called her to report the bike had been found.

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Agneta Wallen, 34, said the bike was stolen in 1996 after she parked it near the Galve business where she worked at the time and she reported the theft to police, but eventually gave up hope of ever seeing it again, The Local reported Wednesday.

However, Wallen said she recently received a call from police informing her the bike had been found in the city of Soderhamn, nearly 50 miles away. Police traced the bike back to her using the identification number she had carved into the frame.

"I laughed so much that the police eventually started laughing too. I was sure it was a prank my husband was playing on me," Wallen said. "It wasn't until I phoned the police back directly that I actually believed the bike was found."

Wallen said the bike was still close to the same condition it was in when she last saw it.

Police said they do not know what happened to the bike during the years it was missing.


Man allegedly shoplifted $820 in groceries

HOBE SOUND, Fla., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they arrested a man accused of shoplifting $820.20 worth of groceries, including meat, beer, champagne and 12 rolls of toilet paper.

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The Martin County sheriff's department said a woman called 911 and reported a man had loaded a shopping cart's worth of goods into the trunk of his Nissan Maxima at the Winn-Dixie store on Southeast Bridge Road in Hobe Sound and the woman followed the vehicle to Southeast Anthion Way where authorities caught up with the suspect, TCPalm.com reported Wednesday.

Deputies said Michael Wibby, 40, told them the trunk of the vehicle was loaded with groceries from Winn-Dixie, but he was unable to show them a receipt. A woman riding in the vehicle told investigators the Maxima was registered in her name and she had waited outside while Wibby shopped.

Investigators found items in the trunk including "full of packets of meat, bottles of champagne, cases of beer" and 12 rolls of Charmin toilet paper, the sheriff's report said.

Deputies said Wibby admitted to taking the items without paying and was booked into the Martin County jail on a charge of felony retail theft.

The female passenger was not arrested and the items were returned to the grocery store.


Hells Angels sue Amazon over trademarks

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The Hells Angels said they filed suit in U.S. District Court over Amazon.com's sale of T-shirts that allegedly infringe on the motorcycle club's trademarks.

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The club filed suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco over the sale of a T-shirt produced by Hollywood fashion house Wildfox that reads, "My boyfriend's a Hells Angel" on the front with a pair of wings on the back, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

"We bring these lawsuits from time to time not just to punish but to educate," Hells Angels' attorney Fritz Clapp said. "Somebody thought erroneously that Hells Angels is a generic term."

The club has filed suits against Disney, Marvel Comics and Alexander McQueen to successfully protect its brand, the newspaper said.

"Getting this stuff off the market is our highest priority," Clapp said. "Hells Angels is a membership mark, and it denotes membership in the organization. Even the Hells Angels do not put it on T-shirts they sell to the public."

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