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‘Chronic’ trespasser arrested in apartment building laundry room, police say

A man who police say is a chronic trespasser was arrested again Wednesday morning when he was found hiding in a basement laundry room of an apartment building on the near west side, Madison police reported. Duardo Smith, 43, no permanent address, was arrested for criminal trespass to a dwelling at 8:34 a.m. Wednesday in the multi-unit apartment building on North Randall Street, police said.

….Court records show Smith has been arrested 20 times since 2008 for criminal trespass to property, unauthorized presence, being in a building after closing hour, trespass to land and violating restricted use of student centers or unions.