A person received struck in a chimney whereas attempting to rescue his canine that was trapped inside a locked toilet at a Connecticut park, police mentioned Sunday.
The stunt landed Carlos Owens, 35, in handcuffs after staff at Rockwell park in Bristol referred to as police and reported that somebody was within the chimney on the leisure assembly facility.
Firefighters needed to take away $5,000 to $10,000 value of components to free Owens, whose pup was ready within the toilet after additionally getting caught contained in the constructing the night time earlier than.
It’s unclear if Owens was attempting to climb up or inch down the chimney. Police mentioned they discovered him close to the flue on the base.
Whereas Owens was unscathed, he was promptly cuffed and charged with housebreaking, trespassing and legal mischief.
Erica Benoit, neighborhood engagement coordinator for Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Neighborhood Providers, mentioned that the toilet doorways are set on timers and lock each night time at 10 p.m. Different doorways can nonetheless be opened from the within in a single day.
For Owens’ pup to be stranded within the bathroom, it will’ve needed to enter earlier than then.
“It’s a little bit of a loopy situation. Our parks workers is working with the police division and the fireplace division to make it possible for doesn’t occur once more. If he had simply contacted police within the first place, we’d have been in a position to keep away from the state of affairs,” Benoit mentioned.
Nonetheless, it’s not clear how the duo fell into the precarious state of affairs. The canine, although, was fortunately unhurt — just a bit befuddled.
The Submit reached out to members of the Bristol Police Division’s communications group for readability.
Owens was launched on bond and ordered to seem in court docket on July 7.
With Submit wires
