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| Chicken shop takeaway goes wrong as suspected burglar gets stuck in vent | Chicken shop takeaway goes wrong as suspected burglar gets stuck in vent |
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| Man thought to have been stuck in Birmingham cafe’s extractor fan unit for seven hours before police arrived | |
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| Thu 2 Nov 2017 15.34 GMT | |
| Last modified on Mon 27 Nov 2017 14.26 GMT | |
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| A man is being questioned about a suspected break-in after police found a person stuck in a takeaway extractor fan unit. | A man is being questioned about a suspected break-in after police found a person stuck in a takeaway extractor fan unit. |
| Officers posted a photo of the scene, showing a man’s legs, wearing jeans and black socks, poking out of the side of the DFC Chicken building. | Officers posted a photo of the scene, showing a man’s legs, wearing jeans and black socks, poking out of the side of the DFC Chicken building. |
| The rest of the man’s body could not be seen, and he is thought to have been stuck for about seven hours, calling in vain for help. | The rest of the man’s body could not be seen, and he is thought to have been stuck for about seven hours, calling in vain for help. |
| A passerby saw a pair of legs sticking out of the building, in Rookery Road, Birmingham, and rang the police. | A passerby saw a pair of legs sticking out of the building, in Rookery Road, Birmingham, and rang the police. |
| Officers from West Midlands police’s response team arrived and took the photograph, posting it on their responsewmp1 account. | Officers from West Midlands police’s response team arrived and took the photograph, posting it on their responsewmp1 account. |
| #dontgetstuck if your trying to break in. 5 hours later shouting help #triptocustody by all means 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/EzBvfyPM5b | #dontgetstuck if your trying to break in. 5 hours later shouting help #triptocustody by all means 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/EzBvfyPM5b |
| PC Matthew Willocks, who took the photo, said: “The extractor unit had been removed and the suspect had climbed into the extractor outlet at around 2am. He was completely stuck and couldn’t move at all. | PC Matthew Willocks, who took the photo, said: “The extractor unit had been removed and the suspect had climbed into the extractor outlet at around 2am. He was completely stuck and couldn’t move at all. |
| “The fire brigade had to come in and use the jaws of life to pull back all the extractor casing to release him.” | “The fire brigade had to come in and use the jaws of life to pull back all the extractor casing to release him.” |
| A 45-year-old man from Handsworth was taken to hospital for a check-up and was later arrested on suspicion of burglary. | A 45-year-old man from Handsworth was taken to hospital for a check-up and was later arrested on suspicion of burglary. |
| Re-tweeting the photograph, the force’s chief constable, David Thompson, said: “Most excellent.” | Re-tweeting the photograph, the force’s chief constable, David Thompson, said: “Most excellent.” |
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