Sunday Spotlight, ADVISORY

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The following story has moved as this week's Sunday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MASKS

CHICAGO — There’s a troubling new reality for law enforcement: Masks that have made criminals stand apart long before bandana-wearing robbers knocked over stagecoaches in the Old West and ski-masked bandits held up banks now allow them to blend in like concerned accountants, nurses and store clerks trying to avoid a deadly virus. Across the United States, they have become more and more prevalent, first as a voluntary precaution and then as a requirement imposed by governmental agencies and businesses. So mask-wearing — as well as latex glove-wearing — suspects have found their way into more and more crime reports. By Don Babwin and Stefanie Dazio. SENT: 990 words, photos.

The AP