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Your support makes all the difference.A Pennsylvania man could spend up to 25 years in prison for stealing lobsters he planned to sell to support his drug habit.
Authorities said the 47-year-old repeatedly stole lobsters and meat from supermarkets, including a botched theft that involved a car park carjacking. Police said he stole meat and lobsters on two other occasions before he was confronted when he walked out of a store with $350 (£220) in lobsters.
A Lehigh County judge recommended he serve time at a state prison able to help him deal with his drug and alcohol problems after he pleaded guilty to charges including retail theft and robbery of a motor vehicle.
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