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Tenn. police: Home intruder sleeps on couch

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[June 28, 2010]  DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- Police arrested a man who fell asleep after breaking into a home. The Dyersburg State Gazette reported that residents returned home and found the 22-year-old man asleep on the couch.

Terry McCreight, an investigators for the Dyer County Sheriff's Department, said officers determined that the man once lived in the residence but had been asked to move.

Police said he broke a window and kicked in the door of the home while nobody was there on Thursday. Deputies arrived and took him into custody on without incident.

He was charged with vandalism and aggravated burglary.

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Information from: State Gazette, http://www.stategazette.com/

[Associated Press]

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