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Pittsburgh firefighter jailed in attempted heis
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Pittsburgh firefighter has been jailed on charges he tried to rob a convenience store with a gun, which he allegedly left behind after a clerk fought him off.
Online court records don’t list an attorney for 31-year-old Joseph Caimi, who remained jailed Thursday after his arrest Wednesday night.
City police said he tried to rob a Uni-Mart store, but a clerk grabbed Caimi’s gun and the firefighter hit his head on a store counter in the ensuing struggle. After police found the gun was registered to Caimi, they went to his house and arrested him.
Caimi faces a preliminary hearing April 22 on charges of carrying an unlicensed firearm, robbery, simple assault and reckless endangerment.
Chief Darryl Jones said a decision on Caimi’s employment status will be made “if and when he is released” from jail.