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Family restrained thief for police
Julie Broadway, 43, of York said she was awakened at about 2 a.m. by a sound that she initially thought was cats in the house but was revealed to be a burglar when a beam of light went passed her bedroom door, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
"I was just angry. There was someone in my house that hadn't been invited," she said.
Broadway said she pursued the thief and was soon joined by her husband Glen, a 226-pound former forestry worker who dragged the burglar back into the house and sat on him until police arrived.
The couple said at one point, the thief attempted to reach for a knife, but their daughter, Megan, rapped him on the knuckles with an umbrella.
Kevin Waddington, 40, who has 143 previous convictions for theft, pleaded guilty in York Crown Court to burglary. His defense attorney said he had been under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the incident.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 10/08/2008
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10-12-2008 00:20
Rose wrote:
Unbelievable. 143 convictions. A person doesn't live long enough in the US to have that many convictions. What are they doing over there? Slapping them on the hand and saying, "Don't do that again."?
10-10-2008 07:33
Uncle Mike wrote:
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143 convictions. What's wrong with the system? Shoot the worthless b*****d. Or at least lock him away for life. Duh like at this point he'll get a real job. His breathing is a waste of air. Save air, end his breathing.
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