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Police say man turned Towson apartment model into overnight accommodation

Baltimore County Police arrested a man last week who, they said, made a suite for himself in a model apartment in the 900 block of Southerly Road, Towson.

According to the police report, the intruder stayed overnight in the unit, cooked a chicken in the kitchen and fell asleep on the bed.

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Police said Jeral Diggs, 27, was found on the morning of Monday, Dec. 5, by the building's cleaning crew.

Police said that upon seeing the cleaners, Diggs fled to another vacant room, where he was later found by the police.

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Police spokeswoman Cathy Batton said that upon their arrival, officers found the oven had been used, while towels from the bathroom and kitchen were missing.

The towels were found in the trash room down the hall, along with the leftover chicken, beer cans, a cigar wrapper and a chinese takeout menu.

Diggs, who has no fixed address, has been charged with three counts of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree burglary, one count of fourth-degree burglary, and two counts of theft.

He is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center.

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