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Burglar cable ascent and descent

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Darwin says, "Accepted into the Archive."
ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

In 20 years on the NYPD, I witnessed plenty of ill-considered death and mayhem. In one case we responded to a "body in a courtyard". We found a 19 year old man, who had obviously perished by falling from a great height. We ruled out suicide as the roof was secured and there were no open windows. Eventually we located the man's younger brother who told us that the two of them had intended to burglarize the apartments. His brother had climbed a cable TV wire to a 5th floor window, and while struggling to force the window, had lost his grip on the 1/4 inch thick cable and fell to his death. The brother paniced and ran away. When I asked him why his brother had selected that apartment, his brother looked at me disdainfully and replied "Obviously they got a TV if they got a cable going in the window"

Submitted on 12/27/2007

Submitted by: Mike
Reference: (eyewitness)

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Frankly I'm surprised the guy was able to climb up 5 floors using just a coax cable. Those things aren't exactly designed for rappelling. Thanks, Mike!


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Mike, I like the neat wrap-up to your story.


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