Suspected Thief in Siberia Shoots at Cop Hits Self

NOVOSIBIRSK, February 23 (RIA Novosti) – Sometimes it is best to just stick them up: This is the lesson that a suspected thief in western Siberia may have drawn after hitting himself with a bullet he intended for a policeman in the process of arresting him. The unnamed man was part of an alleged criminal duo that made a living by renting private apartments and robbing them, Novosibirsk Region police said on Saturday. The criminals picked the dwellings clean of furniture and any other valuables, including, in one case, a bathtub. But one of them was eventually apprehended by police and…

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