Would-Be Burglar Gets Stuck in Chimney
United Press International
NEW YORK —
A would-be burglar climbed down a grocery store chimney early Thursday and got wedged inside, authorities said.
Tony Esquilen, 23, of the Bronx, allegedly tried to slide down the chimney of a one-story building to enter Hetchans Grocery Store in the borough’s Norwood section.
Esquilen began yelling for help and a passer-by called police, a police spokesman said.
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