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Jewel Thief Captured At 1:30 this morning, local police finally caught the jewel thief whom they had been trying to trap (诱捕) for the past two months. {{U}}(51) {{/U}} the man they arrested, James Smith, {{U}}(52) {{/U}} that he was the thief, he was captured with several diamond rings in his {{U}}(53) {{/U}}. Po- lice saw Smith leaving a jewelry store on Main Street at 1:16 A, M.. {{U}}(54) {{/U}} seeing the police, Smith jumped {{U}}(55) {{/U}} his auto, and a high-speed chase followed for the next fourteen minutes. The police finally {{U}}(56) {{/U}} Smith off the road and his {{U}}(57) {{/U}} hit a tree. When the police searched Smith's {{U}}(58) {{/U}}, they found the diamond rings hidden in an inside pocket of his jacket. Although Smith claimed that the diamonds were fake (假的), the owner of the jewelry store {{U}}(59) {{/U}} the most recent robbery incident happened identified them {{U}}(60) {{/U}} his missing jewels. Smith is now awaiting his first visit to court in a cell in the town jail. If he does not {{U}}(61) {{/U}}, a jury (陪审团) will have to decide his guilt or innocence. {{U}}(62) {{/U}}, a representative of the police stated today that they have no {{U}}(63) {{/U}} that he will be found to be {{U}}(64) {{/U}}. This spokesman also stated that they hoped that the alarm {{U}}(65) {{/U}} in the community by all the recent robberies would be calmed by Smith's arrest. |