Would-Be Burglar Caught Hiding Under House: Police

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A local man tried to flee from city police and hide underneath a house Friday night after residents spotted him peering into the windows of homes in the 500 block of Burnside Street, according to a police report. Officers arrested Christopher Droll, 24, of Annapolis and charged him with fourth-degree burglary.

The officers arrived on the scene at 7:40 p.m. and checked the area around Burnside Street, the report added. Another resident in the area told them the same man ran through his backyard.

The officers located Droll, but he fled from them, jumping a fence and hiding in the crawl space under a home in the 600 block of Creek View Drive, the police said.

After his arrest, Droll was released by the District Court Commissioner, the police said.

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