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Incompetent local crook

From this morning's paper: John Catania plead out to armed robbery, agg assault and kidnapping. He faces 10 to 70 years when sentenced.

He was apprehended after a pizza place reported being robbed. As the robber reached for the money, he put the gun in his waistband, and it fired, shooting him in the leg. Catania limped home and had his girlfriend call 911; when questioned he claimed he'd been shot by two guys for no known reason. I guess he thought police would not put two and two together....

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