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Police Probe 'Spork' Robbery

Monday March 3, 2008

So many weapons have been used in crime, but how many times has an assailant used that hybrid of a spoon and fork, known to many as a "spork"?

Anchorage police have arrested a 52-year-old suspect in an armed robbery who they say left four parallel marks in the victim's face. The man was carrying a pocketknife, and thank goodness, he didn't opt to use the corkscrew. Read more . . .

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