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Gun-shaped belt buckle puts teen in danger

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By The Associated Press

Published: April 10, 2009

KEY WEST - Monroe County Sheriff's deputies thought a gun-shaped belt buckle looked a little too much like the real thing — and nearly shot the teen wearing the buckle.

Deputies on Tuesday responded to a call about a possible kidnapping near Key West. They confronted 17-year-old William Morales in a parking lot and said the teen reached toward his waistband toward an object that looked like a shiny, black .25-caliber Beretta semiautomatic handgun.

Morales told officers it was a belt buckle; officers tackled and handcuffed him. No shots were fired.

Morales was released, minus his the buckle.

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