It was Saturday night when a 27 year old man broke into an office building in Berlin. He collected four laptop computers and took the elevator to leave the building. No doubt, he was praising himself for such a successful heist.

Meanwhile, in another part of town, an elevator company received an emergency call from a man stuck in the lift at a Berlin office building. They followed procedure and alerted the Berlin Fire Department, who attended the scene to rescue the trapped man.

Following the rescue, the firemen noticed there were four laptops stashed in the elevator. They called in the police.

After his arrest the man admitted to attempted-theft.

Moral: Robbers should never use elevators.

Spiegel Online