Summer Teeth

It would appear to be time for an Arkansas Update, as the Natural State made the news several times this week.

First, it's an enactment of a cutscene from Rockstar's new game, Grand Theft Auto: Trailer Park...

A Jefferson County sheriff's deputy thought it looked a little odd when three men were pushing a pickup truck near the county jail on Sunday, with a fourth man in the cab to steer. The county seal on the side of the truck helped confirm the deputy's suspicions.

Sheriff's officials say the truck was being used for parts and would not have started.

The Pace gang they're not.

Meanwhile, one of their distant (or perhaps not-so-distant) relations had declared war -- on the county water supply:

Authorities arrested a 56-year-old man on suspicion of firing a rifle at the town's water tower, causing about $15,000 in damage.

[The] suspect admitted shooting the water tower with .308-caliber rifle.

He hates that can!

Finally, we return to the thievery motif and see that the state is apparently overrun with human prairie dogs:

Artifacts of prehistoric people who lived in Arkansas are being dug up by criminals. Dr. Julie Morrow, station archaeologist for Arkansas Archaeological Survey, wants to get the word out that raiding the state's past is a felony.

Artifact hunting, in some cases, is related to illegal drug use. Law officers have known for some time that some methamphetamine users work through their high by trolling for arrowheads.

"What happens is they take (methamphetamine) and they'll be up for two or three days. They need to expend that energy..."

"WooHOO! Man, I am SO fuckin' wired up! Let's go dig up arrowheads!"

"A single projectile point, one well made, can bring thousands of dollars. A Clovis type may bring $20,000, $30,000 or more," Morrow said. "This is like digging your own grandmother up."

And since you're in Arkansas, you may be digging up your sister and your great aunt at the same time.