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Bungling burglary suspect gets stuck in chimney during attempted home invasion — and has to be rescued by fire department



Authorities say that a would-be home invasion suspect got stuck in a chimney while attempting to rob a Silver Spring, Maryland, resident's home.

What are the details?

Montgomery County firefighters arrived at the home around 5:30 a.m. Jan. 8 to assist a home invasion suspect, who remains unnamed at the time of this reporting, in a chimney extrication.

The home's residents reportedly awoke during the early hours of Saturday morning to hear what they described as a knocking noise coming from inside their walls.

Upon realizing that there was something stuck in the chimney, the residents called police for assistance.

First responders rushed to the scene, only to determine that an unnamed 24-year-old male was stuck inside the home's chimney after attempting to gain unlawful access.

Firefighters were said to have worked for more than 90 minutes to free the subject from the wall.

"The call was originally dispatched as a residential burglary call in progress," a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Police Department said, according to a report from WTOP-TV.

When police first arrived on the scene, they heard a "human voice coming from inside the fireplace, in the chimney."

The man's feet, according to the report, were visible from inside the fireplace.

It's not clear at the time of this reporting how the suspect got stuck inside the chimney.

Video obtained of the bizarre scene shows firefighters removing the resident's wall brick by brick in an attempt to free the suspect from his narrow prison.

The suspect sustained minor injuries in connection with the incident.

The station noted that local authorities are looking to charge the suspect with fourth-degree burglary charges.

MCPD spokeswoman Shiera Goff said that as of Sunday, the suspect had not been charged.

“He was taken to an area hospital and a request for charges [was] filed on Thursday,” Goff said.

(1/7) Just before 6a @mcfrs called to assist PD removing a man stuck in chimney, he was not authorized to be there. Rescue crews methodically removed the wall & bricks from around the chimney. He was extracted ~730a & transported to trauma center, ~2 dozen FFs on scene https://twitter.com/mcfrsPIO/status/1479795320766844930\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/mCPDyuwGGx
— Pete Piringer (@Pete Piringer) 1641646469
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Joe Biden and Anderson Cooper slammed for scrapping social distancing as the cameras pull away



Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and CNN host Anderson Cooper were criticized on social media Thursday night, after viewers noticed that the two threw social distancing out the window as the cameras pulled away after carefully staying far apart during the candidate's town hall.

What are the details?

Pundit Steve Krakauer shared footage of the incident, tweeting, "Joe Biden and Anderson Cooper are making a point of social distancing during the CNN Town Hall while on the stage. But when they think they've gone to commercial break, they get so close to each other that Biden is whispering in Cooper's ear:"

Joe Biden and Anderson Cooper are making a point of social distancing during the CNN Town Hall while on the stage.… https://t.co/lqIYfFKmMW
— Steve Krakauer (@Steve Krakauer)1600391142.0

Sure enough, the clip shared by Krakauer shows that after Cooper signs off for a commercial break, the cameras pull back but continue to show Biden approaching Anderson and the host leaning over as Biden appears to whisper in his ear.

Neither of them were wearing masks, which is noteworthy since Biden has repeatedly vowed that his administration would impose a federal mask mandate as long as it is legal.

The town hall was held in a parking lot and 35 cars were allowed for the "drive-in" event.. CNN reported that it "CNN is following all of the local guidelines and restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic," according to the vice president of its special events team, "and everybody attending and working the town hall will have their temperatures taken and will answer screening questions."

The outlet noted that in Pennsylvania, where the event was held, "wearing masks when outside of the home is mandatory."

But Twitter users noticed that Biden and Cooper did not appear to be following the rules.

Several people called both men "frauds" and re-upped the common accusation that CNN is "fake news." One person tweeted, "They are so phony. It's sad that so many people are blind to it.." Another asked, "Can you catch Covid if the cameras aren't rolling?"

Fox News'' Pete Hegseth reacted to the footage, describing it as 'mask-mandate Joe whispering sweeting nothings to @andersoncooper."

Mask-mandate Joe whispering sweet nothings to @andersoncooper. Just didn’t know the cameras were still rolling... https://t.co/o9fPB1n5FH
— Pete Hegseth (@Pete Hegseth)1600390148.0

Some folks wondered exactly what the two were discussing.

Others said the moment reminded them of when CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins was caught on camera immediately removing her mask after a White House coronavirus briefing in May.

But there were those who came to Biden and Cooper's defense, with one person tweeting, "They are both tested daily. They have to be in order to do their jobs effectively."