Read online just now:

A thief swiped a high-priced musical instrument at Bellevue West High School sometime between Nov. 2 and Nov. 7 leaving its owner singing the blues. Reported stolen was a Yamaha wood oboe in its black plastic case worth almost $2,000.

Um. That isn’t a “high-priced musical instrument”. It’s an oboe. And it’s a musical instrument. But high priced? I don’t think so!

I got a kick out of reading the crime reports from this small town paper, though. They were somewhat amusing.
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