Minn. poachers 'Wall of Shame' stolen from DNR

Police are searching for whoever stole a poachers' "Wall of Shame" from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The 19 animal mounts were stolen from the DNR in St. Paul over the weekend.

Several thousands of dollars worth of chain saws and power tools also are missing from a storage area of the DNR's Central Regional offices.

The DNR says vandals smashed windows in numerous vehicles and cut padlocks on trailers and garage doors.

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Also taken were snowmobile trailer ramps and all deer mounts from a Turn In Poachers trailer.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports the mounts are actual animals recovered from poachers.

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Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press

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