NEW YORK – 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.
Catherine Kaczanowski, who was arrested last month, said she set off on her crime spree after learning her stray cat Smoochie had a cancerous tumour and needed surgery, police said. She is accused of hitting five banks near her Brooklyn home and making off with a total of US$7,500.Smoochie had the surgery, which was successful, the New York Post reported quoting a law enforcement source.- Nampa-ReutersShe is accused of hitting five banks near her Brooklyn home and making off with a total of US$7,500.Smoochie had the surgery, which was successful, the New York Post reported quoting a law enforcement source.- Nampa-Reuters
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