A 41-year-old man was arrested by the New York State Police in Roscoe yesterday after he allegedly crashed his car, broke into a house, and fell off a roof.
According to a State Police press release, David Teipelke was under the influence of drugs when he ran his Honda off Riverside Drive in Roscoe. Teipelke allegedly reacted to the crash by breaking into a nearby home and climbing onto its roof.
When state troopers arrived, Teipelke reportedly fell off the roof and into, metaphorically if not literally, the hands of the police.
Read the full New York State Police press release below:
Roscoe Man Arrested for Burglary
On May 15, 2012, State Police in Liberty received a report of a one-car accident on Riverside Drive in Roscoe. Responding Troopers were quickly redirected to a nearby residence for a report of a male subject who had just broken into an occupied home. Upon arrival, Troopers located DAVID TEIPELKE, 41 of Roscoe, NY, on the roof of the residence. TEIPELKE was unable to keep his balance and subsequently fell from the roof. He was taken into custody and was transported to Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris where he was treated for lacerations incurred while breaking windows at the residence.
TIEPELKE was released to State Police custody and was charged with Burglary in the 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs. Investigation revealed that TEIPELKE had driven his 1987 Honda off the roadway and become stuck prior to breaking into the home on Riverside Drive. He was arraigned in Town of Rockland Court and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail with no bail set.
