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TexasTowelie

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Tue Oct 31, 2017, 09:04 PM Oct 2017

Former mayor catches would-be car burglar, paddles him

If you've decided on a life of crime, it doesn't hurt to find out whose stuff you're trying to steal.

Former Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber and his family were getting ready for church Sunday when his wife noticed a strange car outside.

Thinking it could be someone who was lost, or that their car could have been disabled, Yarber went to check it out.

As he was walking down the driveway, Yarber said he saw the door to his truck swing open, and instinctively he kicked it. A man fell out of the truck.

Read more: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2017/10/31/former-mayor-beats-intruder/816785001/

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