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John Capano

Case from Seaford, NY dated Dec 31, 2011

Victim Details

Senior John Francis

Male

White / Caucasian

Seaford

NY

2011-12-31

51

John

Capano

07/08/2026

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On the last day of 2011, a 51-year-old male Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent named John Capano tragically lost his life in his hometown of Seaford, New York. He was at Charlie's Family Pharmacy on Merrick Road, picking up a prescription for his father, when a robbery unfolded. The suspect, a career criminal named James McGoey, was in the process of stealing cash and painkillers.

An off-duty Capano took immediate action, following McGoey out of the pharmacy to appr ...
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