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A 13-year-old boy was accused of robbing a bank in Peoria, Illinois, after being caught in a nearby garage about half an hour after the incident with his hands stained red by a dye pack that had been placed in the bag of money.

If tried as an adult he would face up to 30 years in prison.

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• Buying Life Insurance on a Child Part Two I received an interesting e-mail in response ot my post about buying life insurance on a child.  In that post, my basic contention was that if someone isn't able to work because of a loss of child, why wouldn't they insure the child's life so that one can grieve without......
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