Crime & Safety
Would-Be Thief Falls Into Basement Stairwell
An Allen Avenue home owner found broken bulkhead doors.

An Allen Avenue homeowner got a Friday the 13th scare after he found caved-in bulkhead doors one of his window screens bent.
According to reports provided by the , the damage was most likely the result of an attempted robbery.
The would-be thief probably tried to hoist himself up to the window using the bulkhead, but his weight caused the wooden doors to collapse into the basement stairwell, reads the report.
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No one was arrested in connection to the case.
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