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Show WOULD-BE THIEF ENTERS JEFF MERC; SCAMPERS WHEN ALARM SOUNDS A bold burglar, who sawed and hacked a hole through the roof of Jefferson Mercantile Co. while the City Council was in session almost beneath his feet, Monday evening, was frightened away without loot when the police-siren burglar alarm was tripped soon after he entered the building. Police Chief Doug Bolton, who was on Main Street almost al-most in front of the store when the siren began wailing, was unable to reach the rear of the store before the burglar escaped. Chief Bolton said he is "almost "al-most sure" of the identity of the burglar, and his apprehension apprehen-sion is expected soon. |