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the bank robbers had stopped at a gas station in New England to buy gas. Law enforcement officers distributed a surveillance photo and a Rapid City detective recognized the man as Schneider, prosecutors said. The investigation then led to Ward.
• Ward was arrested Nov. 2 in Midland, Texas, and Schneider was picked up Nov. 10 in Sarasota, Fla.
• They were employed by a Rapid City construction company and had worked on a job in New England a few months before the robbery.
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• The Associated Press
• GREEN BAY PACKERS (12-6)
• NEW FACES: RB Eddie Lacy, DE Datone Jones, QB Vince Young, LT David Bakhtiari, DL Johnny Jolly, CB Micah Hyde, RB Johnathan Franklin.
• KEY LOSSES: WR Greg Jennings, S Charles Woodson, LT Bryan Bulaga.
• STRENGTHS: QB, WR, TE.
• WEAKNESSES: OL.
• EXPECTATIONS: Loss to 49ers in last year's playoffs raised questions again about Packers' defense. Then again, Green Bay does have Aaron Rodgers. The key, as always, is keeping Rodgers' precious right shoulder off ground. He was sacked 51 times last year. Reconfigured line took serious blow when left tackle Bulaga (knee) went down in preseason camp. Bakhtiari, a rookie, now has task of protecting Rodgers' blind side. With potential of grind-it-out running game with Lacy, third straight NFC North crown appears within reach. But can Packers protect Rodgers and buckle down on defense just enough to get past divisional round of playoffs?
• MINNESOTA VIKINGS (10-7)
• NEW FACES: WR Greg Jennings, WR Cordarrelle Patterson, LB Desmond Bishop, DT Sharrif Floyd, CB Xavier Rhodes, P Jeff Locke, QB Matt Cassel.
• KEY LOSSES: WR Percy Harvin, CB Antoine Winfield, P Chris Kluwe, LB Jasper Brinkley.
• STRENGTHS: RB, DL, OL.
• WEAKNESSES: QB, CB.
• EXPECTATIONS: Vikings zoomed past projections last year with seven-win improvement and spot in playoffs, riding Adrian Peterson's 2,097 yards rushing that earned him NFL MVP award. With quarterback Christian Ponder still largely unproven, skepticism of repeat in postseason abounds. With Jennings, Patterson and tight end Kyle Rudolph, Ponder will have better chance, even if Peterson proves

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