Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Suspected shoplifter tries to hide iguana in pants


BY JASON KUIPER
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Of all the places you could put an iguana, down your pants is probably last on the list. But that's exactly where a Turin, Iowa, man is accused of hiding an eight- to nine-inch iguana at a Bluffs pet store Friday.

It's also probably not a good idea to steal from the Bird Cage Pet Shop, 2719 E. Kanesville Blvd. Owner Rex Maresch, 44, trains daily in tae kwon do as well as mixed martial arts and jujitsu — and he'll follow a thief to Omaha if he has to.

Still, this is not a story that ends happily, even though the bad guy gets caught. All the pets involved in Friday's altercation died.

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