Man from Humpty Doo calls police after dad burns cannabis crop

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Son grasses his father up for burning cannabis crop

An Australian man from the Northern Territory town of Humpty Doo has called police to complain that his father set fire to his marijuana crop. According to police, the father and son had been fighting for some time before the father took revenge by burning his son's "prized cannabis plants". Police say the son seemed to believe that was a worse crime than possessing the illegal plants. However, as any evidence of the crop was destroyed in the fire, no charges have been laid.

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Thirty people brawl at New York Walmart

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Pokemon Go sends players to police station

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