Watch Bank Break-In Suspect Fall into Ohio Police Officers' Laps. Literally

July 28, 2023
Body camera footage captured Huron police arresting a suspect in an attempted bank robbery after the man dropped from the building's roof and into a recycling bin.

Ohio police caught a man attempting to break in to a bank after the suspect fell from the roof and into a recycling bin Wednesday.

The incident happened as Huron police were responding to a morning  bank alarm, the Sandusky Register reports. When officers arrived at the scene, they heard noises coming from the roof over the drive-through area and found a large blue recycling bin in the middle lane beneath a roof access door.

As police continued investigating, the roof access door opened, and a backpack carrying construction equipment fell from above. A man then dropped down from the door and into the blue recycling bin.

Officer immediately arrested the man, who was identified as Tristan J. Heidl, 27. Heidl was charged with breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools and safecracking.

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