Thief Stuck in Bank's Chimney Rescued
Thief Stuck in Bank's Chimney Rescued GRANGER, Wash., Mar. 25, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (AP) A man found stuck in a Washington bank chimney didn't try to cover up his intent. "We asked him what he was doing down there and he said, 'What do you think? I'm trying to rob the bank," said Police Chief Robert Perales. Firefighters threw down a rope and pulled out a soot-covered 26-year-old man, who was arrested on the spot. He was booked into the municipal jail in nearby Wapato. Police in this lower Yakima Valley town had been summoned Thursday morning to the U.S. Bank because of an apparent break-in attempt. They discovered the stuck suspect after finding the top had been removed from the ventilation shaft for the furnace. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/25/ap/strange/mainD8GIGU282.shtml