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Avon Lake firefighters catch 2 'masked bandits' who triggered fire alarm

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Posted at 3:31 PM, May 23, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-23 15:32:24-04

AVON LAKE, Ohio — Avon Lake firefighters responding to a fire alarm Saturday morning found two masked bandits had fallen through a ceiling and hit an alarm “during a botched break-in attempt.”

The bandits fell through when the ceiling tiles they were walking on crumbled beneath them, firefighters said.

Crews from Platoon 3 helped "assist the masked bandits to freedom," firefighters said.

No injuries were reported. Or bites for that matter.

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