#BringBackOurGrills

Two shotguns, a double stove, a dishwasher, a microwave, a refrigerator, a washer, dryer, a sofa, a chair, a coffee table, a space heater, hand tools, a popcorn maker,  three barbecue grills and a table were stolen between Feb. 1 and Friday from a residence on Alabama Avenue. . . 
The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department is on the look out for a stolen BBQ grill from Marston. The United Steelworkers Union Hall in Marston reported the stolen grill on Monday. The grill is mounted on a trailer which was chained and locked to one of the building's columns. Both locks were cut and the grill was pulled away. The grill was last seen around 8 p.m. on Friday, May 2. . . 
A Rogersville man returned home to find burglars had stolen a gas grill, stove, kerosene heater and refrigerator. .  
A stainless-steel Kenmore four-burner gas grill with two propane tanks valued at $560 was stolen between 10:30 p.m. April 25 and 7:15 a.m. April 26 from the back yard of a home in the 1100 block of South Kenilworth Avenue. . . 
Three sets of headlights were stolen and a grill from Land-Rovers parked at Hillendale on Lomeshaye Industrial Estate. Police believe there were three offenders, who climbed over a fence to get in. . .

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  1. non de guerre10/5/14 3:53 PM

    When I first saw the title of this post, I thought CVC had written a smartalecky commentary on some unfortunate soul getting his gold dental work snatched from his mouth. 'Cos its happened... http://www.examiner.com/article/man-accused-of-robbing-people-of-gold-grills-from-their-mouth-home-invasion

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    1. C. Van Carter10/5/14 3:58 PM

      What lousy journalism, the story doesn't say if the robbery victims got the grills back.

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  2. Anonymous11/5/14 11:18 AM

    How about #BringBackOurGrowls - the state-by-state campaign to outlaw performing de-barking vocalization softening surgery on dogs. It's already banned in the UK.

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    1. C. Van Carter11/5/14 7:00 PM

      That's a good one. I've moved on to my new cause, #BrangBackOurSubstandardPastTenses.

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