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In 20 years on the NYPD, I witnessed plenty of ill-considered death and mayhem. In one case, we responded to a "body in a courtyard" call. We found a 19-year-old man who had obviously perished by falling from a great height. We ruled out suicide, as access to the roof was secure, and there were no open windows. Eventually we located an informative eyewitness.
The man's younger brother told us that the two of them had intended to burglarize an apartment. His brother had climbed a cable TV wire to a 5th floor window and, while struggling to force the window, had lost his grip on the thin cable and fallen to his death. The brother panicked and ran.
When I asked why they had selected that particular apartment, the brother looked at me incredulously and replied, "Obviously they got a TV if they got a cable going in the window."
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