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Student locked in bedroom helps police catch burglar

A 19-year-old UW-Madison student locked himself in his bedroom while calling 911, helping police arrest a man allegedly burglarizing an apartment next door. Michael Clausen, 33, of Middleton, was tentatively charged with burglary and a parole violation after his arrest Saturday morning at an apartment building on South Bassett Street, according to a news release from Madison police.