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For burglar to hit.• •II PlacestVI lt;v 1entered “a cop’s house.On hearing the news v that he had broken into a aA burglar was stopped in his tracks Tuesday morning, as he entered the home of City Policeman James Atwood and was surprised by Mrs. Atwood who was still at the house.The youngster, aged 14, had apparently gained entry through a window.Mrs. Atwood reported that she heard some noise, but ignored it at first thinking it was her baby. She said that she then saw the boy and asked him what he was doing in her house.“He just stood there, and I told him to wait,” Mrs. Atwood said.The youth then asked her not to “call the cops” and she replied he had justpoliceman’s home, the r youngster broke down into c tears. When she went to phone for help, he grabbed * the phone and threw it 5. across the room then dim- t bed back out the window, as he had come in. iPatrolman Atwood was lt;called by his wife, and he 1caught the boy on Main \ Street. The youngster was lt;then handed over the juve- 5 nile officers where the charges are pending.:'ff:'a:C. as* vv * ** v • * ' r v s, v: • v11, •lt;-'.a,*,v sS,'’VrVx V^'.lt;”'lt;* v/;-'.: .y»V' j V/.'V 7 y V /to 1 v * i«lt; j
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Andrews County News
Andrews, Texas, US
Thu, Oct 03, 1974
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