12:40am–#Bridgeport CT– Police received a call from Walgreen Security of an intruder in their 960 North Avenue Store.  Police surrounded the store and officers peered in the window and observed the man allegedly attempting load up and steal cigarettes.  Once the man realized the police were there he kept running back and forth towards the pharmacy department. He then attempted to escape through the ceiling (tile dust can be seen on his hoodie).  K-9 from Westport arrived along with a person with a key to the store.  Police had trouble locating him and thought he might have still been in the ceiling.  He was found crouched in the pharmacy department.  Police had tried every door and it is thought that the man might have hidden in the store past closing.  He was apprehended without issue.

Noticias de Bridgeport: Policias arrestaron un ladrón de cigarillos:

12:40am–#Bridgeport CT–La policía recibió una llamada de la seguridad de Walgreen sobre una entrada forzada en el local de la 960 Avenida North. La policía rodeó la tienda y los oficiales miraron por la ventana y observaron al hombre supuestamente intentando a robar cigarrillos. Una vez que el hombre se dio cuenta que la policía estaba allí, siguió corriendo hacia el Departamento de farmacia. A continuación, intentó escapar a través del techo (polvo de baldosas se puede ver en su sudadera con capucha). K-9 de Westport llegó junto con una persona con una llave de la tienda. La policía tuvo problemas para localizarlo y pensaron que aún podría estar en el techo. Lo encontraron agachado en el Departamento de farmacia. La policía había intentado todas las puertas y se piensa que el hombre podría haber escondido en la tienda después que cerraron. Fue arrestado sin problema.

By Stephen Krauchick

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