Sunday, July 18, 2004
Cat Burglar 'Forced To Call Police'
Ananova: A cat burglar who succeeded in breaking into an art gallery through a skylight and lowering himself down on a rope had to call police for assistance when he couldn't climb back up again.
Michigan State University's State News says the man had been picked up by the security system at Saper Galleries in East Lansing as soon as he started lowering himself down the rope.
The gallery's videos then recorded him trying unsuccessfully to climb out again, realise he was locked in, and use the gallery's own phone to call the police.
Police found 27 screws from the skylight in his pocket when they arrested him.
Gallery owner Roy Saper said: ""There are professional thieves, but this guy was not only not a professional, he wasn't even an apprentice - he was a total loser."
Ananova: A cat burglar who succeeded in breaking into an art gallery through a skylight and lowering himself down on a rope had to call police for assistance when he couldn't climb back up again.
Michigan State University's State News says the man had been picked up by the security system at Saper Galleries in East Lansing as soon as he started lowering himself down the rope.
The gallery's videos then recorded him trying unsuccessfully to climb out again, realise he was locked in, and use the gallery's own phone to call the police.
Police found 27 screws from the skylight in his pocket when they arrested him.
Gallery owner Roy Saper said: ""There are professional thieves, but this guy was not only not a professional, he wasn't even an apprentice - he was a total loser."
