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# Accused Flasher Judge update: The trial proceedings of Sir Stephen Price Richards were ended by the Bench with the judgement of "insufficient evidence." And the Bench criticized the Transit Police (BTP) for not following through by getting the surveillance tape from the CCTV cameras, resulting in a faulty chain of evidence.

Initially, Defence had asserted "mistaken identity." Prosecution then failed to make their case beyond a reasonable doubt. [dmail]

+ So, what's the bottom line? If the behavior exhibited by John Doe was compulsive, he probably will do it again. And he can be caught the next time.

# CELEB CHEFS: The Cornish National Liberation Army (CNLA) sent an E-mail to a local newspaper threatening two English celebrity chefs who have established restaurants in the area, demanding that they leave. Shades of Monty Python! [sky]

# Twenty four drug addicts
are behind most of the crime
in Swindon (near Stonehenge).

# Some local Swindon bloggers.

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