Alleged burglar gets stuck in oven vent
Sunday, February 5, 2006
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An alleged burglar was rescued Thursday after he got stuck overnight in the oven vent of the convenience store he was trying to rob, the fire department said. Investigators said Lonnie Shields, 37, climbed into a small vent on the roof of the New City Mart at about 2 a.m. and wasn't found until store employees arrived at about 8 a.m. Shields was treated at a nearby hospital and booked into Orange County Jail on $1,000 bond for burglary charges.
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