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ALABAMA

Would-be robber foiled by bat wielder

BAY MINETTE — Authorities in southern Alabama say a gas station employee used a cricket bat to chase away a would-be robber who brandished a toy gun.

The Baldwin County Sheriff's office says the suspect entered Bee Gee's gas station near Bay Minette on Saturday afternoon and tried to use the fake weapon to steal money.

Sheriff’s Cpl. Mike Gaull tells the Press-Register of Mobile that the employee noticed the gun had an orange tip on the barrel and grabbed the cricket bat. The suspect then ran out of the store without any money.

The 22-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery.

ARIZONA

Drive into canyon kills driver

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK — Authorities are investigating the death of a man who drove over the edge of the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon National Park spokeswoman Shannan Marcak says rescue personnel found the vehicle and the body of a male about 600 feet below the South Rim.

The National Park Service is investigating. Ms. Marcak says no additional information was immediately available.

The incident happened about 6 a.m. Monday near the El Tovar Hotel.

CALIFORNIA

Worker killed in shredder

LOS ANGELES — A warehouse worker has died after getting entangled in a cardboard recycling shredder in Los Angeles.

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