Saturday, July 28, 2007

The scream

Illinois -- A 21-year-old Arlington Heights man is accused of a violent burglary attempt. The man allegedly broke into a Mount Prospect apartment early Saturday morning, pushed the startled woman inside to the floor and hit her repeatedly.

The incident began around 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The accused allegedly entered through the bedroom window of an apartment, where a 27-year-old woman awoke to find the man standing over her, according to police reports.

Startled, the woman screamed. The intruder threatened to tie her up and struck her several times in the face.

The man fled the apartment through the bedroom window. He later was arrested when police determined he matched the description provided by the victim. The man later told police he was scared someone would hear the woman when she screamed.

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