Man Breaks into Gallery Through Roof, Gets Stuck Inside Gallery

Man Breaks into Gallery Through Roof, Gets Stuck Inside Gallery

While "Spider-Man 2" remained atop the box office charts this past weekend, an imitator found himself down and out at East Lansing's Saper Galleries.

Just before 6 a.m. Sunday, a male described to be between 20 and 22 years of age, allegedly unscrewed 27 screws from a skylight on the roof of the building and scaled down a rope into the art gallery, located at 433 Albert Ave.

"He shimmied down like Spider-Man," East Lansing police Sgt. Carl Nowak said in a report.

Gallery owner Roy Saper said the suspect was immediately detected by the building's security system.

"The moment he entered the skylight, he was picked up by two video cameras, two passive infrared detectors and one motion detector," Saper said.

As the security system recorded his every move, including multiple failed attempts to climb back up the rope and out of the art gallery, the suspect soon realized he was locked inside.

The suspect, who was later found with 27 screws in his pocket, then used the art gallery phone to dial 911 and explain his dilemma, according to police and Saper.

The suspect told the 911 dispatcher at 5:55 a.m. he was stuck inside the gallery. At 6:04 a.m. Saper, an MSU graduate, entered the art gallery through the front door to confront the suspect and shut off the alarms.

Saper said he didn't recognize the suspect, who he believes wasn't after any art or items in the gallery, but that the suspect did bring a screwdriver-type device and rope.

"There are professional thieves, but this guy was not only not a professional, he wasn't even an apprentice - he was a total loser," Saper said.

"He's not an art connoisseur, and he could have waited until we opened at 1 p.m."

East Lansing police units arrived soon after and arrested the individual.

The suspect was released on bond and has not been arraigned yet, but will most likely be charged with breaking and entering in East Lansing District Court 54-B, according to East Lansing police Capt. Juli Liebler.

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Source: State News MSU's Independent Voice

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