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Family Dollar burglary suspect arrested after returning to crime scene, police say

Burlington police said the suspect was there when they arrived at the store, so they arrested him.

BURLINGTON, NC — Burlington police have arrested a man who allegedly broke into a Family Dollar store and later returned to the scene.

Police said an officer was called to the Family Dollar early Wednesday morning for a business alarm.

When police arrived, they found 26-year-old Hugo Chavez inside the store. The front door had been smashed and there was damage inside the store, a report said.

Police learned that Chavez left the store and returned to his business. He was arrested without incident and charged with two counts of burglary of a business.

He is being held in the Alamance County Jail without bail.