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Milwaukee courtroom pauses murder trial, calls in bedbug hunting beagle for help

Milwaukee courtroom pauses murder trial, calls in bedbug hunting beagle for help

Milwaukee courtroom pauses murder trial, calls in bedbug hunting beagle for help A Milwaukee murder trial was delayed this week for a bedbug scare. They called in Benji, a bedbug inspector beagle, to investigate. Updated: 10:31 PM CDT May 26, 2023 A bed bug sniffing beagle took center stage earlier this week, during a murder trial delay. On Tuesday, a bedbug scare pushed back opening statements in a Milwaukee murder trial. “As the jury was assembling this morning, one of the jurors mentioned to one of my […]

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Councillor John Hood calls for action to tackle high number of pest control callouts

Councillor John Hood calls for action to tackle high number of pest control callouts

PEST control staff were called to around 17 cases of rat infestation per week in Renfrewshire last year, new figures show. Johnstone, Paisley and Bishopton made up the top 10 areas for rat problems in 2021, as staff were called out nearly 900 times to deal with vermin. Residents in Johnstone’s Maple Drive, Greenend Avenue, Dimity Street, Macdowall Street and Floorsburn Crescent all had to deal with multiple rat issues, with more than 60 visits recorded. Maple Drive was the worst street in Renfrewshire for all pest […]

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