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Goats removed from high school roof

SIMSBURY, Conn., June 7 (UPI) -- Police in Connecticut said they do not know the origins of four goats placed atop a high school roof in an apparent senior prank.

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Simsbury police and firefighters said they were called Wednesday morning to Simsbury High School after the custodian noticed the goats on the roof around 6 a.m., WVIT-TV, New Britain, Conn., reported.

Police said Nevin Christensen, the owner of Flamig Farm, was called in to help and he verified the goats were not from his farm.

Investigators said they are hoping a tag on one of the animals will lead them to the owner.


Shin-kicking Championships held in Britain

CHIPPING CAMDEN, England, June 7 (UPI) -- The judge of the Shin-kicking Championships in Britain said the sport is about more than just two men kicking each other below the knees.

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James Wiseman, who judged this year's Shin-kicking Championships at the Cotswold Olimpicks, an event held in Chipping Camden, England, on-and-off since the 1600s, said the event is similar to wrestling, ITN reported Wednesday.

"I kind of get quite annoyed when people think that shin-kicking is quite literally two guys facing each other and kicking each other as hard as possible in the shins," Wiseman said. "The easiest ways to describe it is it's a bit like wrestling but with a lot of contact below the knees. The idea is really to throw the person to the ground, but to throw the person to the ground you've got to unbalance by kicking them first."

The winner of this year's event was Zac Warren, 23, of Pershaw, England.


Madison Square page hacked with sex tips

NEW YORK, June 7 (UPI) -- Officials with New York's Madison Square Garden said they are investigating the origins of a link on their Facebook page promising sex tips.

A spokesman said in an e-mail to the New York Daily News the post, which read "get laid with any woman you want .. tonight!!" and linked to an unaffiliated site, was posted after 9 p.m. Tuesday and officials quickly had it taken down.

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"We believe the Madison Square Garden Facebook page was hacked this evening," the spokeswoman wrote. "As soon as we were aware, appropriate steps were taken and the posting was immediately removed."

The post had received at least 15 "Likes" and more than 40 comments before it was deleted.


Thief takes, returns same car twice

MANALAPAN, N.J., June 7 (UPI) -- Police in New Jersey said they are working to identify a thief who stole and returned the same car twice before being confronted by the owner.

The Manalapan homeowner, whose name was not released, said his black Chrysler 300 was stolen from his garage twice in May, once when the keys were left in the car and once after the thief entered the home and took the keys and $300 cash, WCBS-TV, New York, reported Wednesday.

The man said the thief returned the car during daylight hours on both occasions.

The homeowner said the thief returned a third time, presumably to steal the car again, but fled when he was confronted.

"This is not your typical car theft. Usually the thieves don't return the property. They usually take it and do what they will with it," Manalapan police Lt. Mike Fountain said.

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