Locked-up

In Australia a would-be car thief was caught by police when he locked himself in the vehicle he was trying to steal. The police responded to a call regarding an attempted car theft in Adelaide and found a 53 year old man trapped inside the vehicle. A second would-be thief was found hiding in nearby bushes.
July 6, 2012 Read time: 1 min
In Australia a would-be car thief was caught by police when he locked himself in the vehicle he was trying to steal. The police responded to a call regarding an attempted car theft in Adelaide and found a 53 year old man trapped inside the vehicle. A second would-be thief was found hiding in nearby bushes.

Related Content

  • Honesty proves its own reward
    February 29, 2012
    A bemused cab driver in Argentina is the recipient of numerous donations, following an act of honesty by the man. The driver had taken two old people a short distance in the town of La Plata and after he dropped them off, realised they had left a bag inside his vehicle.
    Read More
  • Dancing with death
    February 28, 2012
    A Romanian truck driver has now realised that posting video clips of his antics while at the wheel has had serious repercussions that affect his chosen career. The man filmed himself dancing around the cab of his truck to music, oblivious to the risks that this posed to other road users as well as himself while his vehicle thundered along at highway speeds. The man gave the recordings to a TV station after videoing his own behaviour for the amusement of his friends. The man filmed himself unfastening his se
    Read More
  • Where's my car?
    December 4, 2015
    Forgetting where you parked your car can be an embarrassing moment, or several days, as one man in the UK found to his cost. The man ran the Manchester City Marathon in five hours and 11 minutes and then spent several hours looking for his Saab 93 Sport.
    Read More
  • Let’s go party
    October 3, 2018
    Some friends in the US decided to turn a toy Barbie Mustang car into something rather more entertaining. The men fitted a Honda motorcycle engine and new driveline components, including go-kart tyres. This allowed a top speed of 115km/h, which it could reach in just six seconds, making it rather lively and spirited and also difficult to control. The vehicle is definitely not likely to be made road legal any time soon and nor is a model with a similar performance ever likely to be available from the original
    Read More

Highlighted Content