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Second break-in at Letterman theater

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - For the second time in four days, the theater where "Late Night With David Letterman" is taped was broken into overnight.

In the latest incident, police say a 42-year-old aspiring musician hurled a newspaper box early Thursday morning through the recently repaired glass doors of the Ed Sullivan Theater, just days after another man did the same thing.

Letterman jokes about theater break-in
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Alvin Moore was arrested at the scene on charges of burglary and criminal mischief. Police say he told them he was angry because talk show host David Letterman did not respond to numerous demo tapes he'd sent the comedian.

The latest incident occurred at 1 a.m. Thursday.

On Sunday, a 22-year-old was accused of trashing the theater in a drunken rage; his lawyer says he doesn't remember the incident.

Traffic moves down Broadway, past the Ed Sullivan Theater, where the "Late Show with David Letterman" is taped, in New York, in this Oct. 4, 2009, file photo. AP

Police say Moore is from Sebring, Fla. It's not clear whether he had an attorney.

Both Letterman and his late-night rival Jay Leno joked about the Sunday night incident in their monologues this week. Letterman's category for the Top Ten List was "Top Ten Excuses of the Guy Who Broke into the Sullivan Theatre."

Number 10 was "When did stupid human tricks become illegal?"

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