Suspect crawls in vent to get away from police

RICHMOND — Police said a man hid in a vent to avoid being arrested.

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Joshua Noe, 46, was wanted on warrants for possession of methamphetamine, resisting law enforcement, and several other charges, according to the Richmond Police Department.

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Detectives found him in the 200 block of North 12th Street, where he crawled into a vent that led straight to a basement crawl space.

“Joshua was taken into custody without further incident, and we made sure he didn’t need help finding the exit,” the department wrote on social media.

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