Burglar falls off roof of business

Updated: Friday, 16 Jan 2009, 11:22 AM CST
Published : Friday, 16 Jan 2009, 11:20 AM CST

Liz Nelson

MOBILE, Ala. - Two men have been arrested on burglary charges. It happened at a business on Rangeline Road around 3:30 a.m. Friday.

Police say when they arrived to the scene, the suspects ran up to the second floor, then up to the roof. Officers told the suspects to come down. That's when one of the suspects, Steven Hirsch, 23, lost his footing, slid off the roof and hit the ground. The second suspect, George Collier, 29, came back down and was taken into custody.

Hirsch and Collier were both charged with third degree burglary.

This isn't the two men's first run-in with the law. Hirsch was on probation for attempted burglary. Collier was on probation for second degree robbery.

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