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6 MAIORANA UV. MACDONALD alive. They also said that Maiorana had shown them a secret place in his jacket with a special hole in it from which he could fire the Magnum without opening the jacket. They told the officers that they thought Maiorana - was crazy and they were afraid of being caught in a cross- ° ; fire in the event of a shoot-out. MacDonald stated in his affidavit that Long told him that Maiorana was too danger- - ; ous to be out on the street and that if he were not arrested, he would kill someone. The officers also-knew that Maiorana was. a drug user and had a prior criminal record. - After the parking lot meeting, Callagy and Fleischman , went. to meet Maiorana at Wells’ apartment. They were = ‘still equipped with the electronic device. and were to give a signal if there were guns at the apartment, but there were none. MacDonald’s affidavit stated that he listened to what went on in the apartment via the ‘‘bug.’’ Mac- Donald heard the three go to their car, heard Maiorana ~ leave. the car and return and heard one‘of'the informants ask Maiorana if he had gone back for his gun, to which Maiorana replied that he had. Maiorana was observed leaving the apartment with a .357 Magnum in his belt and | "getting into the back seat of the car which Callagy drove . with Fleischman as a front seat passenger. As the car s approached the intersection of Montvale. Avenue and Washington Street, it stopped for a traffic light in heavy traffic. The officers who had been following the car had : radioed ahead for another cruiser, which they learned was- . manned by a young and inexperienced trooper. Not wish- - ing to involve him and hoping to take Maiorana by sur-_ prise, they decided that, if the traffic light turned red again, after turning green, and Callagy’s car was still stopped, they would arrest Maiorana immediately. Callagy’s car _was halted again by a change of lights. and the arrest z : “attempt was made. . cel la Ad a ee ee . ‘ EE ON ee ee ee enehne ~ 6a ~