Suspected Burglar Gets Stuck In Chimney
POSTED: Thursday, February 23, 2006
UPDATED: 6:52 pm EST February 23,
2006
 When officers investigated, they found Rudy Lopez, 55, trapped inside the chimney.
|
Screams for help from a home in Alburquerque, N.M., led to the discovery of a suspected burglar trapped inside a chimney Thursday, according to a Local 6 News report.
IMAGES: More strange stories, images
MOST POPULAR: 'Monster' Cat In China Weighs 33 Pounds
Police said an off-duty firefighter was walking his dog when he heard cries for help and noticed a foot sticking out of a chimney of a vacant home.When officers investigated, they found Rudy Lopez, 55, trapped inside the chimney.Lopez was cut from the chimney and arrested for allegedly attempting to break into the structure."This is pretty unusual, normally we get one or two calls like this a year," Albuquerque fire Capt. Eddy Mireles said. "Individuals think it's a free passageway to the interior of the house and they forget there's a damper inside the chimney and nine times out of 10, they get stuck."Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
IMAGES: More strange stories, images MOST POPULAR: 'Monster' Cat In China Weighs 33 Pounds Police said an off-duty firefighter was walking his dog when he heard cries for help and noticed a foot sticking out of a chimney of a vacant home.When officers investigated, they found Rudy Lopez, 55, trapped inside the chimney.Lopez was cut from the chimney and arrested for allegedly attempting to break into the structure."This is pretty unusual, normally we get one or two calls like this a year," Albuquerque fire Capt. Eddy Mireles said. "Individuals think it's a free passageway to the interior of the house and they forget there's a damper inside the chimney and nine times out of 10, they get stuck."Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2006 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com.
All rights reserved. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten
or redistributed.
Several bobcat sightings have a Central Florida beach community on edge.
The body of a woman is discovered inside a room of a Central Florida extended-stay hotel, according to deputies.
A woman who had just dropped off a friend's child at a Central Florida high school was struck and killed when a vehicle ran a red light, the FHP says.
The woman who was killed while walking into work on Monday in a murder-suicide had been stalked by her killer, a customer from when she worked at Hooters, for years.
Watch this amazing time-lapse video of the storm that dumped more than a foot-and-a-half of snow on the nation's capital Feb. 5 and 6.
A car crash involving a fatality has occurred near a Central Florida high school.
In an incredible tale of survival, a Haitian man is found alive under earthquake rubble.
Academy Award nominee Sandra Bullock trash talks her Oscar competition, Meryl Streep, and discusses her Razzie nomination for Worst Actress.
Several bobcat sightings have a Central Florida beach community on edge. 
Check out these lookers who ran into the law.
It's something for everyone: A slideshow of wild stories where you have the choice of watching the video clip at your workstation -- or not! 
Open up your heart and see images from the star-studded romantic comedy "Valentine's Day."
Email Alerts
RSS News Feeds
Mobile
Live Streams
Slideshows
Video
Search
