Drummer snared after alleged church break-in

[October 23, 2008]  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Bridgeport police said they snared a 47-year-old man who broke into a local church to play the drums.

Police said Michael Smith, of Weston, was driving by the Holy Ghost Deliverance Church on Monday afternoon when he spotted a drum set through its window.

He was charged with criminal trespass and breach of peace after allegedly breaking into the church, where officers found him in a spirited solo after the church's alarm system went off.

Smith is scheduled for arraignment Nov. 5 in Bridgeport Superior Court. A telephone listing was not available for him.

[Associated Press]

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