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Collector has 350,000 pieces of erotica

A New York physician with a doctorate in sexuality said his pornography collection has 350,000 items dating as far back as the 13th century.

Clifford Scheiner, 61, a former emergency room doctor who now operates a mail-order erotic book business, said his collection of pornographic books, films and photos includes 13th century manuscripts in addition to every issue of Playboy magazine ever published.

"It is certainly one of the largest collections of erotology and sexology in the world," Scheiner said I probably spent about $1 million on the collection.

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Man facing toilet paper theft charge

Clearly, no city worker was using that much toilet paper.

Police said that a Massachusetts man admitted this week to stealing cases of toilet paper from Lawrence City Hall.

David Pinkham was arrested after a Lawrence police officer spotted him walking out with a case with a case of toilet paper. Police said security video showed the 53-year-old Lawrence resident entering City Hall empty handed then leaving with the case.

Police said Pinkham admitted stealing toilet paper from City Hall "five or six times" and other supplies.

According to a police report; Pinkham "pulled six tightly folded toilet paper rolls from his buttocks and groin area" at the police station.

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Burglar takes frozen turkey, electronics from home

Authorities in Norwich, Vt., say a person or people forced an outside door open and rummaged through the entire house, including the refrigerator, freezer and kitchen cupboards.

A desk-top computer, digital camera, IPod speakers, several containers of loose change as well frozen meat, vegetables and fruit were stolen, sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Police say they collected a small amount of physical evidence from the scene but had no suspects.

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