A man in Maine unsuccessfully hid under a white blanket to avoid police, the department said
Belfast Police Department on Facebook
- A man in Maine hid under a blanket to avoid cops, the Belfast Police Department said.
- "We have seen some crafty ways of hiding from the Police. This unfortunately is not one of them," police said.
- Police said the man who was arrested pleaded guilty and was released from jail after a night.
A man from Maine accused of trespassing early Monday was arrested after he attempted to hide from police under a white blanket, the Belfast Police Department said.
Belfast police wrote on Facebook that an intoxicated man was disturbing guests at the Admiral Ocean Inn on Sunday around 9:30 p.m.
Police said they took the man off the property and warned him he would be arrested if he returned.
A few hours later, Belfast police said a sergeant was checking the hotel property and found a man in a chair hiding under a blanket.
Police said the man under the blanket was the one they had previously warned to stay off the property.
The man was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and violation of bail conditions, the police department said.
"Here at Belfast Police Department, we have seen some crafty ways of hiding from the Police. This unfortunately is not one of them," the department wrote on Facebook.
Police Sgt. Matthew Cook told Insider that the man was taken to jail and held overnight.
Cook said the man pleaded guilty at a Tuesday morning arraignment. The man was then returned to jail for the rest of the day and was released Wednesday at midnight, Cook said.