Ho-ho-no!
A Massachusetts man received himself caught inside a chimney whereas making an attempt to evade cops Tuesday evening in a failed try to channel Ol’ Saint Nick.
Officers with the Fall River Police Division tried to conduct a raid of the person’s Canal Road dwelling within the small New England city — solely to be led on a Christmas goose chase.
Because the cops knocked on the entrance door, they noticed two males fleeing the house through the roof, in response to 10WJAR.
One lept off the roof whereas the opposite, Robert Langlias, hopped down the chimney in a maneuver seemingly impressed by Father Christmas.
“[One man] invoked the essence of the seasonal icon and tried to cover inside a chimney,” police stated in an announcement. “[He] rapidly turned caught within the chimney and required the help of the very detectives he was beforehand fleeing.”
Bodycam footage shared by the police division reveals the second the responding cops scaled the roof and confronted Langlias who was deep within the flue.
“You’re an fool,” stated an officer wielding a flashlight because the digicam panned all the way down to Langlias, 33, wedged inside the bottom of the chimney.
The officers confirmed that the suspect was in reality caught, however capable of breathe whereas they known as for the fireplace division to return and rescue the wannabe Santa Claus.
“Get me out of right here, bro!” Langlias pleaded with the identical cops he had tried to cover from, in response to the footage.
Firefighters might be seen within the video taking aside the chimney brick-by-brick from inside the house as Langlias helplessly waited to be taken into custody.
“Attributable to his Santa-antics, Langlias was transported to a neighborhood hospital out of precaution and was medically cleared,” police stated.
The opposite wished celebration jumped off the roof, onto a automobile, and lammed it earlier than cops may make an arrest and stays at massive.
Langlias has been charged with possession of Class A medicine, possession of Class B medication and a bevy of fees stemming from excellent warrants.
Tanisha Ibay, 32, can be going through Class A and Class B drug possession fees stemming from the incident after being arrested on the property with little fanfare.
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