A Massachusetts man trying to escape from police shimmied down the chimney.
And got stuck.
The man fled onto a rooftop, channeling what the Fall River Police Department described as "the essence of the seasonal icon,” but he ended up needing to be rescued by the detectives who were pursuing him after getting wedged inside a chimney Tuesday evening.
Body cam video from the Fall River Police Department shows a detective shouting, “Hey he's on the roof. Get down here!” Detectives were alerted moments later by a bystander that a man was “screaming” inside a nearby chimney. Incredulous detectives climbed up the roof and peered down into the shaft with a flashlight to see the man stuck. “You're an idiot,” one of them said.
Detectives called in firefighters who had to carefully knock out bricks to free the man. “Due to his Santa-antics (the man) was transported to a local hospital out of caution," police said.
The man remained in the lockup Thursday on drug charges and other charges from outstanding warrants. His court-appointed attorney didn't immediately return an email message. Another man sought by police was seen jumping off the roof and over a fence, escaping capture.
Sharp reported from Portland, Maine.
This image provided by City of Fall River Police Department shows police encounter of a man attempting to evade arrest by hiding inside a chimney on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 in Fall River, Mass. (City of Fall River Police Department via AP)
This image provided by City of Fall River Police Department shows police encounter of a man attempting to evade arrest by hiding inside a chimney on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 in Fall River, Mass. (City of Fall River Police Department via AP)
Rasmus Hojlund scored twice after coming off the bench and Manchester United rallied to beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday.
The Denmark striker netted in the 88th minute after collecting Bruno Fernandes' pass off a free kick to seal the victory.
Hojlund replaced Marcus Rashford in the 56th and scored an equalizer six minutes later after Amad Diallo's shot was deflected by goalkeeper Martin Jedlička into his path for an easy finish.
The 21-year-old Hojlund also scored twice in the previous round, when United beat Norwegian team Bodø/Glimt 3-2, and has five goals in his six appearances in the second-tier competition.
“It feels good to have scored two goals but I am more happy with the win,” Hojlund said. "My instructions? Go out there and score two goals! Just to use my qualities, run the channels and be assertive in front of goal.”
United had come off two straight losses in the English Premier League, 2-0 away to Arsenal, and 3-2 at Old Trafford to Nottingham Forest that left the club 13th and eight points adrift of the top four as progress looked slow under new coach Ruben Amorim.
Ahead of the late games, United moved to fifth place in the Europa League. It has 12 points from six games after three wins and three draws.
Matěj Vydra, who previously played for Burnley and Watford, opened the scoring three minutes into the second half.
Among other early results, substitute Sergio Peña equalized in stoppage time for Malmö to hold unbeaten Galatasaray 2-2, and PAOK routed Ferencvaros 5-0.
Roma showed signs of improvement by beating Braga 3-0 for a second straight victory that came after the struggling club earned its first win under new coach Claudio Ranieri, 4-1 over visiting Lecce in Serie A.
Braga goalkeeper Matheus received a red card in the 68th with the score 2-0.
Rangers host Tottenham later Thursday.
A youthful Chelsea lineup made the most of a long trip to Kazakhstan by beating Astana 3-1 to stay perfect in the UEFA Conference League.
Marc Guiu struck twice within five minutes early in the first half. The 18-year-old forward opened the scoring on a solo effort in the 14th and added his second after meeting a cross from Pedro Neto from the right in freezing conditions in the city of Almaty.
Guiu, who joined Chelsea from Barcelona this summer, has scored three in the competition.
Renato Veiga, who is 21, headed home the third before Marin Tomasov scored for the hosts late in the first half.
Neto was the only player to remain from the squad that beat Tottenham 4-3 on Sunday to move to second in the Premier League.
Chelsea has 15 points atop the standings of third-tier competition with one more game to play in the league phase.
Fiorentina crushed LASK 7-0 and Legia Warsaw lost 2-1 at home to Lugano. Swedish team Djurgarden beat Vikingur 2-1 in Iceland.
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Chelsea's head coach Enzo Maresca directs his players during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Astana and Chelsea at the Almaty Ortalyk stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo)
Chelsea's Carney Chukwuemeka, left, fights for the ball with Astana's Kipras Kazukolovas during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Astana and Chelsea at the Almaty Ortalyk stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo)
Chelsea's Marc Guiu, left, fights for the ball with Astana's Alexandr Marochkin during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Astana and Chelsea at the Almaty Ortalyk stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo)
Chelsea's Joshua Acheampong holds the ball during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Astana and Chelsea at the Almaty Ortalyk stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo)
Plzen's Matej Vydra, top left, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between Viktoria Plzen and Manchester United at the Doosan Arena in Plzen, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Plzen's Matej Vydra celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between Viktoria Plzen and Manchester United at the Doosan Arena in Plzen, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund, right, challenges for the ball with Plzen's Sampson Dweh during the Europa League soccer match between Viktoria Plzen and Manchester United at the Doosan Arena in Plzen, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund, right, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between Viktoria Plzen and Manchester United at the Doosan Arena in Plzen, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund, right, challenges for the ball with Plzen's Sampson Dweh during the Europa League soccer match between Viktoria Plzen and Manchester United at the Doosan Arena in Plzen, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund, left, scores his side's opening goal during the Europa League soccer match between Viktoria Plzen and Manchester United at the Doosan Arena in Plzen, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund, left, celebrates after scoring during the Europa League soccer match between Viktoria Plzen and Manchester United at the Doosan Arena in Plzen, Czech Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
