Furry fugitive gains fame in New Orleans eluding dart guns and nets

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: Scrim, a 17-pound mutt that has become a folk hero, is on the lam again in New Orleans, gaining fame as he outwits a tenacious band of citizens armed with night-vision binoculars, nets, and a tranquilizer rifle.

Scrim, like any antihero, has a story: once a semi-wild dog living in a trailer park, he was adopted from a shelter. In April, he escaped and roamed the city until he was caught i