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MULTISTATE THEFT RING DISCOVERED: Elk statue tips officers

Eureka Springs innkeeper cited in arson of rival lodge

By Bill Bowden

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 5:52 a.m.

The arrest of a Eureka Springs motel owner in connection with the arson of a competitor’s motel has uncovered what authorities said is a multistate theft ring involving hundreds of thousands of dollars of stolen property ranging from an 18-foot-tall elk statue to a red Corvette.

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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 7 on 01/13/2012

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