Ho-ho-no!
A Massachusetts man obtained himself caught inside a chimney whereas attempting to evade cops Tuesday night time 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 Avenue house 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 keeping with 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 attempted to hide inside of a chimney,” police mentioned in an announcement. “[He] quickly became stuck in the chimney and required the assistance of the very detectives he was previously fleeing.”
Bodycam footage shared by the police division exhibits the second the responding cops scaled the roof and confronted Langlias who was deep within the flue.
“You’re an idiot,” mentioned an officer wielding a flashlight because the digital camera 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 referred to as for the fireplace division to come back and rescue the wannabe Santa Claus.
“Get me out of here, bro!” Langlias pleaded with the identical cops he had tried to cover from, in keeping with the footage.
Firefighters will 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.
“Due to his Santa-antics, Langlias was transported to a local hospital out of precaution and was medically cleared,” police mentioned.
The opposite wished social gathering jumped off the roof, onto a automotive, and lammed it earlier than cops may make an arrest and stays at massive.
Langlias has been charged with possession of Class A medication, possession of Class B medicine and a bevy of prices stemming from excellent warrants.
Tanisha Ibay, 32, can be dealing with Class A and Class B drug possession prices stemming from the incident after being arrested on the property with little fanfare.
