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Olivia Tock
Digital Content Producer, KFVS
Cape Girardeau, MO
National
Sheriff: Man charged after stealing backhoe, driving to airport to catch flight
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 2:42 AM CDT
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By
Olivia Tock
and
Gray News staff
Security camera footage shows the suspect park the backhoe in the airport's parking lot then walk inside to get on a flight.
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