Ohio police: Burglar drilled hole in pharmacy roof

[April 10, 2009]  SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio (AP) -- Police in northeast Ohio said a man who cut a hole in a ceiling and lowered himself into a pharmacy with a television cable foiled his plan to steal drugs when he unknowingly set off a motion detector.

Sheffield Lake police Capt. Tony Campo said a 32-year-old man came prepared for the early Tuesday morning burglary with an extension ladder and a backpack filled with about 25 tools.

Campo said the man spent a considerable amount of time drilling a hole in the roof large enough for him to slip through. Police arrived minutes after he tripped the silent alarm at about 4:30 a.m.

Campo said man was surprised and arrested inside the Rite-Aid about 20 miles west of Cleveland and charged with felony breaking and entering.

[Associated Press]

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