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Car burglar gets arm stuck, needs rescuing
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:53 pm
by 308Mike
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Car burglar gets arm stuck, needs rescuing
UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM
7:12 a.m. December 19, 2008
SAN DIEGO — A would-be car burglar had to be rescued after getting stuck in a vehicle he was breaking into Thursday night, authorities said.
San Diego County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the Union Bank on Palm Avenue near 9th Street just before 8 p.m. after someone called and said a man in the parking lot appeared to be screaming, sheriff's Lt. Anthony Ray said.
Deputies found the man had both arms inside the vehicle and was pinned by the window, Ray said. He was screaming for help.
It appears the man pried the window from the door frame, but the window popped back into place, pinning the man's arms inside the vehicle, Ray said.
Firefighters were called to rescue the 35-year-old man, who was arrested and booked for attempted auto theft. Debbi Baker: (619) 293-1710;
debbi.baker@uniontrib.com
Re: Car burglar gets arm stuck, needs rescuing
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:33 pm
by chrisb
Too bad there was not a ravenous house cat inside the car.
Re: Car burglar gets arm stuck, needs rescuing
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:02 pm
by Whirlibird
Too bad no one had mugged and de-pantsd him.
Re: Car burglar gets arm stuck, needs rescuing
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:05 pm
by 308Mike
Too bad there wasn't an 80 lbs Rottie sleeping in the back seat when he got his arms stuck and then woke the dog up with his screaming. The guys in jail would start calling him "stumpy".
Re: Car burglar gets arm stuck, needs rescuing
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:23 am
by tfbncc
Only 80 lbs? That's just a puppy. They would have to charge the perp with animal cruelty as well. Now, if that had been an adult rottie in the 140-160 lb range, then it would alright.
Re: Car burglar gets arm stuck, needs rescuing
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:48 am
by 308Mike
tfbncc wrote:Only 80 lbs? That's just a puppy. They would have to charge the perp with animal cruelty as well. Now, if that had been an adult rottie in the 140-160 lb range, then it would alright.
Let me tell you, an 80 lbs female Rottie can be absolutely vicious, even to the point of forcing much larger male Rotties to behave and/or back off. A Rottie that only has room to bite isn't nearly as dangerous as one who can bite and has room to move (twist, twirl, shake, etc.).
Re: Car burglar gets arm stuck, needs rescuing
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 4:43 pm
by toad
A couple of decades ago a couple went into a store and left the windows down on their pickup. When they came back the driver side door was open and there was a trail of blood leading away. They left the windows down so their English Bulldog wouldn't get too hot. The dog was found inside asleep with blood on his chops.
The goblin was arrested at an emergency room.