Florida man hides from cops in pile of insulation during attempted home burglary

A Florida man who broke into a house Sunday hid in a pile of building insulation earlier than he was arrested by responding officers.

Bruce Davis allegedly broke into a house in North Fort Myers in an tried residential theft and was nonetheless contained in the property when deputies arrived on the scene, the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.

The sheriff joked that Davis, 44, bought himself “caught in an itchy state of affairs” in a press launch concerning the encounter.

The would-be burglar climbed into the home’s attic and buried himself below the itchy insulation whereas officers searched the house.

The sheriff’s workplace shared a photograph of the insulation particles with two fingers sticking straight out. One other picture exhibits Davis standing with white insulation residue masking his garments, hair and beard.

Davis reportedly pressed his face in opposition to the air duct system within the attic to breathe contemporary air whereas buried, in accordance with the sheriff’s report.

When deputies entered the house, they heard footsteps within the attic above them and located a 5-gallon bucket below an entry level to the attic in addition to insulation particles on the ground.

They demanded the suspect to return down from the attic and deployed non-lethal fuel to drive him out, however Davis refused to budge, the sheriff stated.

Deputies and a Okay-9 unit went into the attic and located him hiding beneath the insulation. They arrested him for housebreaking and resisting an officer.

Officers additionally discovered home equipment in use, instruments scattered all through the house and a damaged window, the sheriff stated.

Davis, who has a prolonged prison historical past together with theft and drug prices, was booked into the Lee County jail.