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Title: Dog Bites 'Moss Man' Outside Oregon Rock Museum
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NPR
URL Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130601565
Published: Oct 16, 2010
Author: taff
Post Date: 2010-10-16 01:27:04 by Ferret Mike
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Deputies investigating a possible break-in at an Oregon rock museum were surprised when they stumbled upon a man concealed on the ground by a moss-like camouflage outfit. The hidden suspect cried out when a search dog bit him before daylight hours Thursday in a wooded area outside the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, said Sgt. David Thompson, spokesman for the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Police identified the man, dubbed "Moss Man" on the Internet, as 36-year-old Gregory Liascos of Portland, and arrested him on burglary and criminal mischief charges. Sheriff's officials say nothing was stolen from the museum, a popular tourist attraction just west of Portland that is home to gemstones, minerals, fossils and meteorites. But they allege Liascos had secretly cut a hole in one of the building's walls days earlier and was trying to get in. A caretaker noticed the large hole in a bathroom wall earlier in the week. Detectives were notified and installed security devices at the museum, which went off early Thursday. Deputies who responded searched the grounds, finding a bike and a backpack. "The K9 tracked to a wooded area and was very interested in a particular piece of ground about a half a mile away from the building," Thompson said in a release. "The dog then bit the ground that in turn cried out in pain." The officer then realized there was a man hiding at his feet, dressed in a "ghillie" suit, Thompson said. A ghillie suit is a head-to-toe camouflage outfit used by military snipers to blend in with vegetation. Liascos was arrested and held at the county jail, Thompson said. Sheriff's officials didn't know if he had an attorney.
This is a Washington County Sheriff's Office handout photo of 36-year-old Gregory Liascos taken in Hillsboro, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. Liascos was arrested wearing a "Ghillie" camouflage suit near the Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro Thursday and later charged with Burglary and Criminal Mischief. 
This is a Washington County Sheriff's Office handout photo of 36-year-old Gregory Liascos in a "Ghillie" camouflage suit taken in Hillsboro, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. Liascos was arrested in the suit near the Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro and later charged with Burglary and Criminal Mischief.
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#1. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
Hmmmmmm, appears it could be someone similar to you, weasel.
Doesn't look if he's lichen it. In Oregon, land of the perpetual mist I've seen horrible case of Oregon white leg disease because of a lack of sun and weather too chilly for shorts. I've seen athlete's foot that could make the Guinness book of world records, and people walking their pet slugs, but this is a first.
Nah, If I ever decide to be Cousin It for Halloween, I'll use more realistic hair then this.
Deputies who responded searched the grounds, finding a bike and a backpack.
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