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Monday, 29 December 2014 - 12:43

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Sleeping burglar caught in Apeldoorn

Police officers arrested a burglar in Apeldoorn early this morning who had fallen asleep in the house that he had broken into. At around 04:45 a.m. the police received a report that someone had broken into a vacant property on Asselsestraat. According to the reporter, the burglar was still inside the property. Police officers found the burglar sleeping in the bathroom. He was taken to the police station for further investigation. It is a 44 year old man with no fixed address.

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