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Man Stuck In Chimney During Burglary: Report
- On Sunday morning in Rockwell Park, Bristol, police responded to a burglary complaint and found Carlos Owens stuck in a chimney of a park building.
- Owens attempted to enter the building despite knowing he was not permitted inside, which led to his entrapment in the chimney during the burglary.
- Firefighters rescued Owens without injury but caused damage to the chimney and building estimated between $5,000 and $10,000 during the extraction.
- Owens, 35, was arrested and charged with third-degree burglary, first-degree trespassing, and first-degree criminal mischief before being freed on a $50,000 bond.
- Parks staff are now collaborating with police and fire departments to prevent similar incidents from happening again in Bristol.
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Upstract‘Burglar’ gets stuck in chimney trying to retrieve his dog from Connecticut park bathroom
That's no Santa coming down your chimney! A Connecticut man accidentally got stuck while trying to scale the inside of a chimney at a park facility while his dog was stuck in a nearby bathroom, police said Sunday.
Man Tries to Get Dog Out of Bathroom, Gets Stuck in Chimney
Firefighters had to rescue a man who got stuck in the chimney of a Connecticut parks building while trying to retrieve his dog from a bathroom when the doors automatically locked for the night. Police were called Sunday morning to Rockwell Park in Bristol for a burglary complaint and were...
Bristol burglar nabbed after getting stuck in chimney during CT break-in
A Bristol, Conn., would-be burglar had to be rescued by police when he got stuck in a chimney while trying to break into a building, police said. Officers responded to a burglary complaint about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, when employees at the city’s Parks and Recreation Department told cops someone was stuck in the chimney of a building in Rockwell Park, Bristol Police Lt. Desmond Wilson said. Firefighters extracted Carlos Owens, 35, and police charged …
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