Burglar wakes up couple to ask to use their Wi-Fi network

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A 60-something couple in Palo Alto got an unpleasant surprise on Sunday when they woke up in the middle of the night to find a masked intruder in their bedroom. He said he wanted to use the couple's Wi-Fi network.

The burglar didn't get the Wi-Fi password he was looking for, however. The man leaped out of bed and confronted the intruder, shoving him down the hallway and out the front door. He then immediately called the police. The troublemaker was arrested by police minutes later. No one was injured in the confrontation.

Palo Alto police declined to name the 17-year-old suspect because he was a minor. He was arrested for burglary-a felony-as well as misdemeanor charges of prowling. He was also arrested for providing false information to a police officer-according to police, he initially lied about his identity when he was apprehended.

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