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Janitor Accused of Raiding Stash of Laughing Gas
Rochester, MN (KR0C-AM News) - The owners of a business in Northwest Rochester have apparently solved the mystery involving some recent incidents where they found empty canisters of nitrous oxide in a locked storage room.
Rochester police were called to the business along West Circle Drive around 10 PM Friday after an employee stopped by the office and discovered a padlock on the storage room had been knocked off and noticed a hissing sound coming from inside the room. The employee told police he suspected someone was in the room and after officers responded, a 53-year-old noticeably intoxicated man came out of the building.
The man was identified as Patrick Borgen, who was employed as a janitor at the business. It's suspected he had been "huffing" the nitrous oxide, which is also known as laughing gas. He was taken into custody on suspicion of felony burglary.
News update: Rochester Police Arrest Serial Window Peeper
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