Hiding in toilets, Swedish burglar calls police for help
According to the owner, this was the third burglary attempt in two years
File photo of Swedish police standing by police cars. PHOTO: REUTERS
STOCKHOLM:
A frightened burglar in Sweden called police on Tuesday after hiding in the toilets of a pizzeria to escape the wrath of its owner, police said.
An alarm at the restaurant, in the eastern Swedish city of Uppsala, alerted the owner to the on-going break-in at around 3:15 am (0215 GMT).
"I put on a shirt, trousers and shoes and I ran," the owner, who lived nearby, told the daily Upsala Nya Tidning.
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The owner arrived and began fighting with the burglars. Two escaped, but two others ran back into the restaurant and tried to barricade the door against the owner.
One of the men eventually locked himself in the bathroom to escape and called police.
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"Police rescued the two men aged 18 and 19 from the owner's fury and arrested them," police spokesperson Christer Nordstrom told AFP.
According to the owner, this was the third burglary attempt in two years.
A frightened burglar in Sweden called police on Tuesday after hiding in the toilets of a pizzeria to escape the wrath of its owner, police said.
An alarm at the restaurant, in the eastern Swedish city of Uppsala, alerted the owner to the on-going break-in at around 3:15 am (0215 GMT).
"I put on a shirt, trousers and shoes and I ran," the owner, who lived nearby, told the daily Upsala Nya Tidning.
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The owner arrived and began fighting with the burglars. Two escaped, but two others ran back into the restaurant and tried to barricade the door against the owner.
One of the men eventually locked himself in the bathroom to escape and called police.
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"Police rescued the two men aged 18 and 19 from the owner's fury and arrested them," police spokesperson Christer Nordstrom told AFP.
According to the owner, this was the third burglary attempt in two years.