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Burglar Hides in Store at Closing Time to Steal Items; Gets Locked inside

Police arrested a man accused of hiding in a Best Buy restroom until it closed during a botched burglary attempt.

The man walked into the Best Buy store and hid in the restroom until it closed, waited until all the employees left and then broke display cases to steal merchandise, according to court papers.

He ran into trouble when he tried to leave through a set of locked doors at a back dock. Investigators said the man cut himself while trying to escape and left a trail of blood behind at the store… WLOS News13

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