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Light bulb-eating record holder accused in BK bank robberies

A man known for eating light bulbs is suspected in a string of Brooklyn bank robberies.Police say they arrested 22-year-old Robert Williams for six Brooklyn bank thefts, but he could be connected to five

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Jun 8, 2012, 2:41 PM

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