Burglary suspect in custody after SWAT situation

A burglar broke through the wall and ceiling of a Roswell barbershop Thursday to try to get away from SWAT officers, police said.

A burglar broke through the wall and ceiling of a Roswell barbershop Thursday to try to get away from SWAT officers, police said.

A burglar broke through the wall and ceiling of a Roswell barbershop Thursday to try to get away from SWAT officers before he was taken into custody, according to Channel 2 Action News.

The officers initially responded to Roswell Pawn & Jewelry in the 600 block of Holcomb Bridge Road, police said Thursday in a Facebook post.

The suspect got into the ceiling and broke through a wall to get into the barbershop next door, the news station reported.

He was arrested without incident a few hours later.

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