Hilarious photo shows man who broke into a pharmacy get stuck inside a pillar while hiding from police
- Police in Texas arrested a burglar who got stuck in pillar while hiding from cops
- Authorities said they responded to alarm bells at a CVS in Wharton
- When they arrived, they noticed several burglars hiding in the ceiling
- One of the alleged burglars hid in a pillar of the building's exterior
Police in Texas arrested a man who got stuck in a building pillar while allegedly trying to break into a pharmacy.
The incident took place at a CVS location in Wharton, Texas, at around 6am on Wednesday.
Local police said they responded to an alarm at the pharmacy.
Once they arrived, they entered the pharmacy and noticed there were burglars hiding in the ceiling, according to investigators.
The Wharton Police Department arrested a man who got stuck in a pillar of a building
The suspect (above) was hiding in the pillar after he and a group of other alleged burglars broke into a CVS pharmacy
Police take the suspect into custody after safely extricating him from the pillar
One of the alleged burglars hid in a hollow pillar located at the front of the store, according to police.
Authorities managed to extricate the man safely from the pillar before arresting him.
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Police said there was also damage caused to the security gate.
The Wharton Police Department posted an image on Facebook showing the exterior pillar where the burglar hid.
The burglars targeted a CVS pharmacy in Wharton, Texas, which is about 60 miles southwest of Houston
When police arrived at the scene, they noticed several burglars hiding in the ceiling
This burglar had nowhere to go after he was found by investigators hiding in the ceiling of the CVS
One of the suspects is seen climbing down from the ceiling and into police custody
Law enforcement officials are seen above arresting another one of the suspects on Wednesday
Thus far, there is no word as to how many suspects were arrested. None of the men arrested have been identified
The police included a drawing of a stick figure with the word ‘HERE’ and an arrow pointing toward the pillar.
Since police felt the public would not believe that a burglar got stuck in there, the department also posted a photo of the man while he was hiding in the pillar.
The police department also posted a photo of the man being taken into custody moments after he was pulled out of the pillar.
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