{"id":5098,"date":"2014-03-31T11:11:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T15:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=5098"},"modified":"2014-03-31T11:11:10","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T15:11:10","slug":"state-police-extermination-attempt-backfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=5098","title":{"rendered":"State police: Extermination attempt backfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">27-year-old man trying to eradicate rodent, shoots self in leg<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/P9300044.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/P9300044-300x271.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a>An attempt to shoot a rat backfired for a Cochranville man, state police from the Embreeville barracks said on Monday, March 31.<\/p>\n<p>Police said Zachary G. 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