Crime & Safety
Hunterdon County Woman Trapped Overnight In NYC Bar: Report
A Hunterdon County woman spent the night trapped inside a New York City bar after she passed out on the bathroom floor, the NY Post reports
A Hunterdon County woman spent the night trapped inside a New York City bar after she passed out on the bathroom floor, and awoke to find all the doors locked, according to a report by the New York Post.
Therese Hipolito, 20, of Flemington could be heard shouting Friday morning from inside Boss Tweeds, the publication reported. Police had to saw through a lock on the bar’s metal roll-down gate to let her out, the report said.
She was drinking with a friend when she fell asleep on the floor of the bathroom, and woke up a few hours later. Cops told the New York Post that employees did not check the bathroom before closing up.
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The bar could face trouble for serving the underage woman, who said she's “pretty sure’’ her drink had been spiked, according to a follow-up story by the Post.
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