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January 8, 2001

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Quotes today attributed to Town of Cary staff regarding Durham’s murder rate are false and have been inappropriately and inaccurately attributed. As a matter of policy and practice, the Town of Cary does not--and did not in this particular case--speculate on intent, motivation, rationale, or reasons for matters involving other jurisdictions when responding to requests for public information.

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