Police: Burglary suspect falls into Family Dollar store through ceiling

HOUSTON – A man was taken into custody after police said he allegedly broke into a store through the ceiling. 

According to authorities, officers responded to an alarm call at the Family Dollar at N. Wayside at Kenton about 1:45 a.m. Police said an officer actually saw the suspected burglar fall through the ceiling inside the store. 

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Houston police arrested the man and then checked the roof for other people. 

Police said the man had climbed a large tree next to the business to get on the roof.