Top $$ Beavers

Mato Winyan · 11-15-2004, 09:02 PM

Beavers make big-bucks dam
Animals weave stolen money into dam in LouisianaThe Associated Press
Updated: 2:50 p.m. ET Nov. 15, 2004GREENSBURG, La. - These eager beavers had a whole new slant on money laundering.

A bag of bills stolen from a casino was snapped up by beavers who wove thousands of dollars in soggy currency into the sticks and brush of their dam on a creek in eastern Louisiana.

“They hadn’t torn the bills up. They were still whole,” said Maj. Michael Martin of the East Feliciana Parish sheriff’s office.

The money was part of $70,000 to $75,000 taken last week from the Lucky Dollar Casino in Greensburg.

St. Helena Parish deputies searched for the money for days until a lawyer, hoping to make a deal with prosecutors for a client, called and said the money had been discarded in the creek, Police Chief Ronald Harrell said.

Officers searched the creek during the weekend, finding one money bag right away and spotting a second downstream against the beaver dam.

The third bag of cash couldn’t be found, Martin said, so deputies started breaking down the beaver dam to drain the pond it was holding. That was when they saw the dam’s expensive decoration. They eventually found the missing bag, which the beavers hadn’t completely emptied.

“The casino people were elated” to get the money back, even if some of it was wet, Harrell said.

Altogether, deputies found about $40,000, and they expect to find the rest in a safety deposit box at a bank in Mississippi, authorities said.

© 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

**middle of the sky** · 11-15-2004, 09:37 PM

dayum!

**badmaninc** · 11-16-2004, 02:04 AM

That's just totally insane. The beavers did it. That would get laughed off of any show if they tried to put that on a reality show.

**Kool Breeze** · 11-16-2004, 10:53 AM

OH! From the subject of the thread I thought this was gonna be about some high priced hookers. :D

ogapahndn · 11-16-2004, 11:38 AM

That's just crazy!!

**middle of the sky** · 11-16-2004, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kool Breeze

OH! From the subject of the thread I thought this was gonna be about some high priced hookers. :D

in the georgia straight (community newspaper here)there was an ad in the personals something like this " Cree woman available for massage. Leave it to beaver!"

alamosaurus · 11-17-2004, 06:02 AM

Prosecute them! (The beavers, that is)

11-17-2004, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by middle of the sky

in the georgia straight (community newspaper here)there was an ad in the personals something like this " Cree woman available for massage. Leave it to beaver!"

I know what paper you are talking about, OMG! wild ey? I used to live there and now I am across the country in Manitoba, this story is just a fawking riot

Good one Mato, thanks for posting that!

**middle of the sky** · 11-17-2004, 12:28 PM

hi cisco...hows winterpeg? has it gotten cold yet?

Pony · 11-17-2004, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kool Breeze

OH! From the subject of the thread I thought this was gonna be about some high priced hookers. :D

You never miss an opportunity Beeezie baby!!!!

**ac_miss** · 11-17-2004, 12:34 PM

My coworker told me about the beavers on Monday. It's crazy! I couldn't believe it, but I guess it could happen...or rather, it did.

**nt_inuk** · 11-17-2004, 12:36 PM

:Chatter i always knew "beavers" were smarrrrrt! :Chatter

**middle of the sky** · 11-17-2004, 01:31 PM

**ac_miss** · 11-17-2004, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nt_inuk

:Chatter i always knew "beavers" were smarrrrrt! :Chatter

11-15-2004, 09:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mato Winyan Gangster of Love Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,497 Blog Entries: 4	Top $$ Beavers Beavers make big-bucks dam Animals weave stolen money into dam in LouisianaThe Associated Press Updated: 2:50 p.m. ET Nov. 15, 2004GREENSBURG, La. - These eager beavers had a whole new slant on money laundering. A bag of bills stolen from a casino was snapped up by beavers who wove thousands of dollars in soggy currency into the sticks and brush of their dam on a creek in eastern Louisiana. “They hadn’t torn the bills up. They were still whole,” said Maj. Michael Martin of the East Feliciana Parish sheriff’s office. The money was part of $70,000 to $75,000 taken last week from the Lucky Dollar Casino in Greensburg. St. Helena Parish deputies searched for the money for days until a lawyer, hoping to make a deal with prosecutors for a client, called and said the money had been discarded in the creek, Police Chief Ronald Harrell said. Officers searched the creek during the weekend, finding one money bag right away and spotting a second downstream against the beaver dam. The third bag of cash couldn’t be found, Martin said, so deputies started breaking down the beaver dam to drain the pond it was holding. That was when they saw the dam’s expensive decoration. They eventually found the missing bag, which the beavers hadn’t completely emptied. “The casino people were elated” to get the money back, even if some of it was wet, Harrell said. Altogether, deputies found about $40,000, and they expect to find the rest in a safety deposit box at a bank in Mississippi, authorities said. © 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. __________________ "We see it as a desecration not only of a mountain but of our way of life. This is a genocidal issue to us. If they kill this mountain, they kill our way of life." ~Debra White Plume

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Kool Breeze WWW.CYBERREZ.COM Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,109	OH! From the subject of the thread I thought this was gonna be about some high priced hookers. :D __________________ Today I'm gonna try really hard to give a $hit about what you have to say.

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alamosaurus Teen Dancer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Greater Los Angeles. Posts: 266	Prosecute them! (The beavers, that is) __________________ alamosaurus

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nt_inuk Shmiles With Eskimo Pride Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Posts: 5,317 Blog Entries: 1	lmebo :Chatter i always knew "beavers" were smarrrrrt! :Chatter __________________ Inuk* "A person who works with their hands is a laborer, A person who works with their hands & their brain is a craftsman, A person who works with their brain & their heart ... is an Artist".

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middle of the sky M...O...T...to the S! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: westcoast Posts: 18,935 Blog Entries: 9	dayum!

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badmaninc PowWows.com Addicts Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saanich Tribes, B.C. Posts: 3,024	That's just totally insane. The beavers did it. That would get laughed off of any show if they tried to put that on a reality show.

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ogapahndn Downstream People Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: ok Posts: 511	That's just crazy!!

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middle of the sky M...O...T...to the S! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: westcoast Posts: 18,935 Blog Entries: 9	hi cisco...hows winterpeg? has it gotten cold yet?

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ac_miss Beading Mad Woman Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 2,964 Blog Entries: 3	My coworker told me about the beavers on Monday. It's crazy! I couldn't believe it, but I guess it could happen...or rather, it did.

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middle of the sky M...O...T...to the S! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: westcoast Posts: 18,935 Blog Entries: 9

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