It Wasn't Mice Making Noises in Va. Woman's Attic

A Virginia woman was surprised to learn the nocturnal noises coming from the attic weren't from the expected sources. 

It wasn't critters creaking the floorboards, or even her landlord, who uses the space. When police investigated, they found a homeless man had set up camp. The drama began early last Friday. "I heard footsteps above me, and I checked in with my landlord, because sometimes he's used the storage above," the unidentified woman tells NBC Washington.

 The landlord called Arlington police around 1:30am. Responding officers called out as they climbed the stairs, and "the subject came forward,” says spokeswoman Ashley Savage, per the New York Times, and "was taken into custody without any incident." The man, identified as Anthony Jones, 60, was booked on an unlawful entry charge, per a police statement.

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