--- title: Woman Trapped in Chimney Allegedly Stalking Man Met Online description: Mary Poppins would not approve. canonical: https://time.com/3524681/woman-trapped-in-chimney/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-20T18:30:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:13:53.967Z og:title: Woman Gets Trapped in Chimney Allegedly Stalking a Man She Met Online og:description: Firefighters were called to the home in Thousand Oaks, California, over the weekend og:url: https://time.com/3524681/woman-trapped-in-chimney/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Woman Gets Trapped in Chimney Allegedly Stalking a Man She Met Online twitter:description: Firefighters were called to the home in Thousand Oaks, California, over the weekend twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Woman Gets Trapped in Chimney Allegedly Stalking Her Online Date by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Oct 20, 2014 6:30 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Oct 20, 2014 6:30 PM UTC A woman rescued from a chimney was arrested and charged with allegedly using the chimney to try and break into the home of a man she had met online. The Ventura County Fire Department was called to a Thousand Oaks, California, home early Sunday morning, when it was reported that a woman was stuck in a chimney. Firefighters used a jackhammer to break apart the chimney and lubricated the flue with dish soap in order to lift the woman [out of the chimney.](https://twitter.com/VCFD%5FPIO/status/523926487238709251) She was then placed in a basket and lifted off the roof by a ladder truck, according to Ventura County Fire Department [Capt. Mike Lindbery’s tweets ](https://twitter.com/VCFD%5FPIO)regarding the incident. The woman, who remained conscious during the misadventure, was taken to the hospital for examination. Her condition was not immediately known, [according to KTLA](http://ktla.com/2014/10/19/firefighters-rescue-woman-trapped-in-chimney-at-thousand-oaks-home/). The so-called “entrapment patient” was later identified as Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa, 30, and the home’s resident, who did not wish to be identified, said he met Nunez-Figueroa online and had gone on several dates with her, but had recently ended the relationship, according to[ the local ABC news](http://abc7.com/news/woman-trapped-in-chimney-rescued-arrested-in-thousand-oaks/356850/) affiliate. The woman’s “intent was unclear,” according to police, but as Christmas is still months away, she was probably not playing Santa Claus or [chimney sweep,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k%5FmpaF5-SlU) as this is the second time Nunez-Figueroa was found on the man’s roof. Two weeks ago, she was spotted, but disappeared when police were called. Nunez-Figueroa was arrested for allegedly illegally entering a residence and providing false information to a peace officer, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release. The home’s resident wanted other online daters to learn from his cautionary tale. “Before you have somebody come in your house really check them out … really give it some time before you let somebody in, because they might want to stay,” he [told KTLA](http://ktla.com/2014/10/19/firefighters-rescue-woman-trapped-in-chimney-at-thousand-oaks-home/). 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