Texas Couple Thought a Raccoon Got Stuck in Their Chimney, but It Was a Suspected Burglar

“I’ve never ever heard anything like this before. It was crazy,” Joni Mitchell said about the man stuck in their chimney

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A Texas couple called 911 on Easter morning after discovering a man was stuck in their home’s chimney.

Joni Mitchell woke up at 12:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, April 5, in their Houston home after their dog, Ellie, began barking due to hearing noises.

“I was like, ‘What’s going on, Ellie?’ And I did hear some noises,” Joni recalled to local news outlet KHOU 11. “All of a sudden, I started hearing [groaning], and it was coming out of the fireplace.”…

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