THIEVES COLLARED 
CAT collar bells are a musthave this Christmas for deterring pickpockets. The 30p bells can be attached to purses or wallets and Essex Police have already given out 2000 of them.

Cougars die from plague 
Plague killed two cougars, a mother and her kitten, found in the Gros Ventres in mid-October, University of Wyoming researchers confirmed Wednesday.

CC edges DU, 3-2 
Sophomore Chad Rau scored a rebound goal with 3 minutes, 31 seconds remaining in the game to lift Colorado College to a 3-2 victory over Denver on Saturday night.