11/9/13

Dim Crims: Thief jammed in chimney

Police say Richard Tyler Brandon, 25, got stuck half way down a chimney while  allegedly trying  to burglarize a home in Naples, Florida. His friend, Derek Grenfell, 26, told authorities he warned his friend not to go down the chimney. "I said, `Dude, you're not Santa Claus, what are you doing?"   Grenfell went looking for help and found police officers at a nearby gas station. They called for additional help from police and firefighters, who saw a sooty, shoeless foot dangling into the fireplace. It took two hours to pull Brandon out of the chimney with a harness. Read more: