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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Police: Woman awakes to cooking burglar

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. - A woman awoke early Monday morning to a burglary suspect cooking in her kitchen, according to Neptune Beach police.

David Kurlin, 41, started cooking frozen food on the stove, and the woman was awakened by the smell of smoke and thought her house was on fire.

She walked to the kitchen and saw Kurlin standing there, police said. The woman said her entire kitchen was engulfed in smoke, and she saw the suspect was cooking on her stove top. Police said Kurlin did not remove the food from the packaging and put the plastic trays directly on the stove, causing them to burn and the kitchen to fill with smoke.  Full Article