GASTONIA, N.C.–Police here captured a robbery suspect as he was crawling through a credit union's heating and air conditioning ducts seeking to escape. The suspect, who was not identified, was found in the air ducts of Carolina Cooperative FCU at 3:30 a.m. by police who had been alerted by the credit union's alarm system. An officer on the roof heard the suspect inside the ducts and waited for him to emerge from the air conditioning unit of a nearby building. The suspect was unsuccessful in breaking into the safe. Police said they believe the man may have been responsible to two similar burglaries at the credit union.
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