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Cat burglar
Hat tip Amish Tech SupportNEW YORK (Reuters) - A 44-year-old woman who told police she robbed a string of banks to raise money to pay for surgery for her cat pleaded not guilty to larceny in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Monday. "Iâm sticking up for my cat!" Catherine Kaczanowski, who was arrested last month, said she set off on her crime spree after learning her stray cat Smoochie had a cancerous tumor and needed surgery, police said. She is accused of hitting five banks near her Brooklyn home and making off with a total of $7,500. All to go into a kitty. Kaczanowski pleaded not guilty to grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and robbery. Petâs larceny Police say she slipped notes to bank tellers demanding money and saying, "I donât want to hurt anybody." "Fork it over and my cat lives When arrested, the frail 5-foot-3 (1.6 meter), 100-pound (45 kg) recluse told police she was desperate to save Smoochie, a stray she adopted as a kitten nearly three years ago. "Oh poor lost kitty. Want to watch MeowTV?" Smoochie had the surgery, which was successful, the New York Post reported quoting a law enforcement source. Kaczanowski told police she got the idea of robbing banks after reading about other successful bank heists. Police said Tuesday they had been unable to verify her story. The cat declined to comment. Posted by: Steve from Relto 2004-05-05 |
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