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  Richmond Weird News
May 23, 2013
 
 

April Fool’s Day is 7 weeks behind us, but tomorrow is a full moon. Some weird stuff is going on in Richmond. Ponies in the Iron Triangle? Police chief showered with money? What’s next?
Richmond: Pony found wandering Iron Triangle
By Katie Nelson Contra Costa Times
Posted:   05/23/2013 10:02:47 AM PDT
Updated:   05/23/2013 10:02:52 AM PDT

RICHMOND -- Authorities are looking for the owner of a pony that was found munching on a bush in a front yard in the city's Iron Triangle neighborhood early Wednesday.
Officers found the small horse snacking on shrubbery near Seventh Street and Nevin Avenue around 3 a.m., said Det. Nicole Abetkov of the Richmond Police Department.
An Animal Services officer picked up the pony and brought it to the agency's stables in Martinez. So far, no one has stepped forward to claim the animal, and officers are puzzled as to where the small horse could have lived.
Abetkov said officers had found a few stray horses that had wandered away from their ranches up in the hills outside Richmond before, but no one in the department had ever encountered anything like a pony in the Iron Triangle.
The pony is described as a "healthy looking" female, with white and brown coloring, roughly 5 to 8 years old.
Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
Richmond police chief finds cash blowing in the street outside restaurant
By Rick Hurd Contra Costa Times
Posted:   05/22/2013 11:11:25 AM PDT
Updated:   05/22/2013 03:11:09 PM PDT

RICHMOND -- Police in Richmond cataloged some items in their property vault on Monday that may attract attention.
Be forewarned, however: Those coming forward to claim more than $100 in cash found by Police Chief Chris Magnus as he was leaving a restaurant Monday night better come with an explanation.
"It was a significant amount," Richmond police Capt. Mark Gagan said of the cash. "We want to urge whoever lost it to come claim it, but anyone who claims it will have to tell us how much it is and some of the background and where it was lost. There will be some explaining to do."
Magnus had left a restaurant on San Pablo Avenue when he noticed a $20 bill swirling on the sidewalk near the street. He then noticed another one. And then another.
"It was a weird deal," Magnus said Wednesday. "It took a couple of seconds to realize, 'Hey, that's money!' So then I tried to chase it down."
In all, Magnus chased down more than $100 in bills, though police did not give an exact amount. They also did not identify the nearby restaurant. Anyone coming forward will need to know the approximate value of the cash lost and where it was lost.
"I feel bad, because my hunch is that it may have been cash belonging to a day laborer. They're often paid in cash," Magnus said. "I would hate to think that it belonged to someone who may have worked for it, and then had it fall out of their pocket or something."
A wallet, without identification, also was found in front of the restaurant, Gagan said. Magnus said business cards were inside the wallet, but that calls to those numbers produced nothing.
Those wishing to claim the money are asked to call 510-620-6613.
Contact Rick Hurd at 925-945-4789 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rdERH.


 
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