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Former youth coach draws 5 years in prison for bank robbery

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) A former volunteer youth football coach has been sentenced to five years in prison for robbing a bank in Mystic.

The Day of New London reports that following the July 18, 2014, robbery, police distributed surveillance photos that drew responses from people who recognized Jason Piontkowski Sr.

The 39-year-old Piontkowski confessed, saying his bills were mounting after a lengthy unemployment.

He wrote to Superior Court Judge Hillary B. Strackbein from the Corrigan Radgowski Correctional Center, apologizing for his ``foolish and reckless act.''

Prosecutor offered to resolve the case with five years in prison followed by five years of special parole because Piontkowski came forward and has been active in the community.

Piontkowski said he robbed the bank of about $6,000. An audit put it at $10,400, which the judge ordered him to repay.

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