Fooled by Ambiguity and the Unexpected in Amherst, Massachusetts

Compared with their brethren in more criminally poignant zip codes, the Amherst, Massachusetts police still have their challenges. Like periodically solving dubious problems for high-maintenance residents. Judging by the four local newspaper* clippings below, some Amherstites would do well to embrace ambiguity and think twice about attributing sinister causes to unexpected events. 

*from The Daily Hampshire Gazette

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