Santa Clause can go up and down chimneys without a problem, but a burglar learned the hard way that reality is a little harder – and tighter.
Sunday night around ten at night, Kevin Michael Harley, 23, of North Charleston, South Carolina tried to break into a restaurant. He attempted to enter the restaurant through a grease vent. The burglar had socks on both of his hands so he would not leave any fingerprints behind to identify him. However, police easily identified him because he got stuck in the vent and remained stuck until police arrived.
Monday morning, just before five, an employee came into the restaurant early. While she was in the kitchen, she could hear a man calling for help. She called the police, and when authorities arrived, they told Harley to show himself. The burglar replied that he could not because he was stuck. Police then saw Harley’s foot hanging out of the vent above a stove. Firefighters on the roof found the burglar trapped vertically in the grease vent, and they were able to pull him out.
After spending six hours stuck in the vent, Harley was thirsty and was having trouble breathing. He was treated and later arrested for second degree burglary.
Sources:
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/aug/30/man-pulled-duct-above-kitchen-north-charleston-res/
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=95928&catid=2
Photo Source: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AirVentEscape
