Police Arrest Suspect Asleep In Stolen Car

[matcom]

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RICHMOND, British Columbia -- It wasn't hard for the Mounties to get their man in a car theft, even though it had not been reported.

Alerted by a passer-by, officers found a man asleep at the wheel of a car with the lights on early Sunday. The motor was running and a screwdriver was in the ignition, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.

The man was sleeping so soundly that police were unable to rouse him by yelling through a bullhorn. When they pounded on the door, he finally woke up, opened the door and emerged with the car in gear.

Officers responded quickly to keep the vehicle from rolling away.

A quick check established that the vehicle had just been stolen without the owner being aware, police said.

The man could make a court appearance as early as Monday on a charged of possessing stolen property and three counts of failing to comply with a probation order.

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[Padraig18]

1. "I've never met a perp who was an Einstein"

Tony always used to say that, when he'd tell me about some of his cases.

:P