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TIL that a 15 year-old boy stole one of those giant Caterpillar Earth movers and took off on a 12 mile joyride all the way across Tucson, knocking down power poles and running red lights at 30+mph. Police were basically unable to stop him until he hit a dead end and they shot him.

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