2002 North Carolina Big Sweep Entanglements and Unusual Finds

                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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              ALAMANCE		Lot of sport balls, bike, washer, dryer, mini-blinds, clothing w/pockets weighted down.     
 ALEXANDER (w/Catawba)     
    ALLEGHANY (w/Ashe)	     
                 ANSON     
                  ASHE 		Cement parking block, rubber squirrel, life vest, inner tubes, sign, shopping carts, drain pipes, softballs, fishingline.
                AVERY 		(See Watauga.)    
              BEAUFORT     	Roll-off cart, grill, rope, crabpots, metal straps.
                BERTIE     	
                BLADEN         
             BRUNSWICK     
              BUNCOMBE    
                 BURKE     	Entangled: Baby turtle in fishing line.
              CABARRUS     	Shopping cart, bike, 55 gal. drum.
              CALDWELL     	Entangled: Catfish entangled in fishingline, Mussel in Coke bottle. Car gas tank, ironing board, anchor, BBQ grill.
                CAMDEN     
              CARTERET     	Entangled: Pelican entangled in balloon string, 10 crabs in bottle. Men's thong underwear, shotgun shells, 6 balloons, fishing pole holder, hair ties, fireworks.
               CASWELL		Toys.
               CATAWBA     
               CHATHAM     	Dishwasher.
              CHEROKEE     
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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                CHOWAN     
                  CLAY     
             CLEVELAND    	Wood pallet.
              COLUMBUS    	Float.
                CRAVEN     
            CUMBERLAND     
             CURRITUCK     
                  DARE     	Lumber, PVC pipe. 
              DAVIDSON     	TV, marble countertops, car parts.
                 DAVIE     	Bike, metal parts, drain pipe, fridge, washer, transmission, Lazy Boy.
                DUPLIN     
                DURHAM     	Old toys, 500 pg. novel, old go-cart, electric fan, motorcycle, shopping cart, chair, wood.
             EDGECOMBE     	w/NASH
               FORSYTH     	Entangled: Dog on leash, 1 fish and 2 opossums (unknown entanglement). Appliances, bikes, shopping carts.
              FRANKLIN     
                GASTON     	Pillow full copperheads, cell phone, shopping carts, toilets.
                 GATES     	Washer, dryer, old metal.
                GRAHAM     
             GRANVILLE     	Concrete block.
                GREENE     
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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              GUILFORD     	Shopping carts, safe, construction debris, loaded gun, swing set.
               HALIFAX     	
               HARNETT     	Metal chair, washer.
               HAYWOOD     	Screen door, drain pipes, pallets, tires.
             HENDERSON     	Three-wheeler, camper top, diapers, chair frame, pesticide containers.
              HERTFORD     	
                  HOKE     
                  HYDE     		
               IREDELL     	58 wood signs, tarps, tents, pallets.
               JACKSON     	3 55-gal. drums.
              JOHNSTON     	Whole bags of household garbage, windshield, curtain rods, washpot, scrap metal.
                 JONES     	Vinyl siding, 30' fishing net, big plastic barrel, TV, appliances.
                   LEE     	Freezer full of rotten meat; toys, building materials.
                LENOIR     	Golf cart batteries, scrap metal.
               LINCOLN     
              McDOWELL     
                 MACON    
               MADISON     
                MARTIN     
           MECKLENBURG     	Dog skull, lot of car parts and lumber, crockpot, bike, table, refrigerator.
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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              MITCHELL     	Battery charger, tent, lots of sporting goods.
            MONTGOMERY     
                 MOORE     	Big propane tank (12"x4'), big foam pieces.
                  NASH     	Active cellphone, corpse, 3 deer carcusses, large foam rubber.
           NEW HANOVER     	Minnow bucket, mattress, rusted wire 1" to 3" in diameter.
           NORTHAMPTON     
                ONSLOW     	Lots of lumber.
                ORANGE     	Furniture.
               PAMLICO     
            PASQUOTANK     	
                PENDER     
            PERQUIMANS     
                PERSON     	Wagon, old wash tub.
                  PITT     		     
                  POLK     	Pipe, base to construction barrels.
              RANDOLPH     	Lots of spent shotgun shells, newspaper stand, Red Flyer wagon, bag of blood, new syringes.
              RICHMOND     	Refrigerator, metal hunting chair, door, trailer hitch, shingles, scrap metal.
               ROBESON     	Plastic Santa, yard decorations, love message, stolen purse.
 
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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            ROCKINGHAM     	Pregnancy test, dog head, camera, bloody mouth guard, complete wallet, toilets, 1/2 pk. alcohol, Bible message in bottle.
                 ROWAN     	
            RUTHERFORD     	Cattle hay grate.
               SAMPSON     	Full propane tank, furniture.
              SCOTLAND     	
                STANLY     	Scrap metal, batteries.
                STOKES     	Pink battery operated car, election signs, plywood, pallets, mufflers, scrap metal parts.
                 SURRY     
                 SWAIN     
          TRANSYLVANIA     
               TYRRELL     	Ironing board, microwave, 4 bikes, ceramic sink, golf club bag, license plate, fishing pole, underwear, toilets.
                 UNION     	8' long 2x4s.
                 VANCE     	Floats.
                  WAKE     	Entangled: Hawk entangled in fishingline. X-mas tree tied to bag of rocks, fraternity paddle, street sign, tree clippers, large chunks of metal, firehose.
                WARREN     	Brass door knob.
            WASHINGTON     	Handle bars, hair, scooter, gate, bubble maker.
               WATAUGA     	
                 WAYNE     	
                WILKES     
                WILSON     
                YADKIN     	Door frames, sofa.
                YANCEY     	Swimming pool liner.
 
 
 

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