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Local briefs: $4,500 in Earlimart grapes stolen

Published online on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

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Tulare County sheriff's deputies are investigating the theft of $4,500 in grapes from a vineyard in Earlimart.

The victim reported the loss Monday from an area near Road 160 and Avenue 40.

No other details were immediately available.

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