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Man Tells Police He Brought 8-Year-Old on Crime Spree to ‘Toughen Him Up’

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The 36-year-old man claimed he brought the child on a spree of burglaries because he didn’t “want him to be soft.”

Emily Shugerman
Emily Shugerman 

Senior Reporter

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Emily Shugerman

Emily Shugerman

Senior Reporter

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