Naked burglar gets stuck in chimney of Ladera Heights home

Sunday, August 11, 2019
CULVER CITY, Calif. (KABC) -- Residents of one SoCal neighborhood had quite the startling sight.

Police and firefighters escorted a man off the roof of a home who was naked except for a towel.
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Police say the man had been trying to burglarize a Culver City condo - while naked - and was spotted by a neighbor, who called authorities.

The suspect fled and tried hiding inside a chimney at a house nearby in Ladera Heights - and became stuck.

Neighbors said they heard a voice coming from the chimney.

Witness Portia Wofford, not knowing he was the suspect, said she continued to talk to him.



"He also wanted to know if I believed in a higher power because he was telling his story that he's been drugged, drugs have been laced, he has no clothes on," Wofford said.
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Police and firefighters pulled him out and got him a towel as they escorted him off the roof. Police said it took a couple minutes to get the suspect out of the chimney.

He was arrested without incident.

No one was injured.
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