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Here’s what’s brewing in the news:

Black woman arrested for being a black female named Theresa

When 47-year-old Teresa Culpepper of Atlanta called police in August to report that her truck was stolen they showed up at her home and arrested her for aggravated assault.

"I didn't know what to do," Culpepper told Atlanta’s Channel 2 Action News. "I didn't know how to get out this situation."

After her arrest, Culpepper’s family did not have the $12,000 needed to post her bond, so she was wrongly jailed for 53 days. Apparently, police mistook Culpepper for another Theresa, even though the two women didn't have the same address, birth date, height, or weight. Other than having the same first name, the only other similarity between them is that they were black females.

The mistake was not discovered until nearly two months later when Culpepper’s public defender brought the victim of the assault to court to testify that Culpepper was not the “Theresa” he had accused.

Now, Culpepper's attorney says the city must settle up or face a lawsuit. The police department is investigating the incident to see if any policies or procedures were violated.

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Police call off search for diseased monkey

Late Wednesday, police in Zanseville, Ohio were still trying to corral a macaque monkey, which may be infected with a contagious disease. They have since called off the search, saying they believe the primate may have been eaten by one of the other 56 exotic animals that escaped the privately-owned Muskingum County Animal Farm. Bengal tigers, lions, cheetahs, wolves, giraffes, camels and grizzly bears were among the animals police say were deliberately released Tuesday by the farm’s operator, Terry Thompson, shortly before he fatally shot himself. Forty-nine of the animals have been put down by police, who said they had no other choice than to shoot to kill. Thompson, 62, was a convicted felon who was reportedly living off inheritance money. He had just been released on September 30 after spending a year in federal prison on a firearms conviction. Agents raided his farm in June 2008 and found 133 guns. The bizarre incident highlights the many gaps in state in federal regulations governing the private ownership of exotic animals. (Read more) 

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