From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-561824-400432
MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) -- A Minneapolis man said he was preparing to leave
his foreclosed home for the last time when contractors boarded up the
house while he was still inside.
Ted Poetsch, 53, said he was finishing packing and loading his cat
into its carrier May 12 when he heard drilling coming from the frame
of his front door, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
Poetsch, who walks with a cane, said he descended the home's stairs to
find the contractors had already completed boarding up the house
without making sure there was nobody inside.
City officials said Poetsch had been warned the contractors were
coming that day, but they admitted boarding him up inside was a
mistake that was unprecedented for the city.
Poetsch said he escaped his with the help of his one-time lawyer, Josh
DuBois.