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Police find burglar in trash bin

Story Created: Jun 24, 2008 at 9:58 AM EST

Story Updated: Jun 24, 2008 at 9:58 AM EST

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Police say they found a man who stole 10 pistols and six rifles from a Jacksonville gun store in the trash bin behind a Taco Bell.

When officers responded to a burglary at Shooters of Jacksonville early Sunday, they reported seeing a Ford Mustang pull away from the business quickly with its lights off. The Mustang eventually pulled into the Taco Bell parking lot where it crashed into a pole. A security guard saw the driver jump into a trash bin behind the restaurant, where police eventually caught the man.

Rodwick Jewing Dowston was charged with burglary, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and resisting arrest. No bond had been set.

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Information from: The Florida Times-Union, http://www.jacksonville.com

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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