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10:43 PM Wednesday, July 28, 2010

ENGLEWOOD- It wasn’t roomy, but it could have been used as a home.

At least that might have been the case at a local gas station where the attendant found a broken door handle to the men’s restroom.

Inside the restroom was found a camouflaged vest with multiple pockets, inside of which were a cell phone, eye glasses, a credit card holder, Veteran’s Administration hospital ID band. There was also a red hat with U.S. Marine Corps emblem and the word “retired.” There was a grocery store reusable shopping bag containing hospital clothing, a 40 ounce bottle of beer and a bottle of vodka on the floor.

The property “appeared to be orderly and not dropped off in a hurried manner.”

Not so orderly was the wall between the men’s and women’s restrooms. It appeared to be kicked in from the women’s side in order to gain access to the men’s side.

Later, the police officer received a call to check on the welfare of a male who was standing at the exit to the interstate. He was identified as the man whose belongings were found in the restroom because the officer had dealt with him many times before.

It turned out, the man said, someone had taken his stuff from him the night before, but would be unable to identify the person.

Without better leads, police closed the case.

— Compiled by Marc Katz, staff writer

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