Burglar caught with pry bar in hand

Police caught a would-be burglar with a pry bar in hand at the Minit Mart in Dayton today.

Samuel Fletcher, 27, was taken to jail on felony charges of breaking and entering and possessing criminal tools.

Police said they found Fletcher holding a pry bar stuck between the door and the door jam at the North Main Street store around 3:40 a.m. They said he then threw the instrument under a running car when he saw the officers.

Fletcher allegedly told police that he regularly checks the safety of the building and the pry bar was stuck there when he arrived, according to a police report.

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