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Gay DC restaurant owner catches burglar in the act

”[The hatch] hasn’t been used since a drag queen dropped down through it during our 10th anniversary.”

Eric Hirshfield, owner of the 18th & U Duplex Diner who called police when he noticed a hatch on his restaurant’s rooftop was open. Police officers and a dog caught the burglar in the restaurant. A string of skylight robberies have occurred in the Adams Morgan area where the popular gay restaurant is located. (NBC4)

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