VIDEO: Crook tries to steal car — but owner fights thief, hangs on as crook crashes car into bus. Thief finally gives up and runs away.



How many risks would you take to stop your vehicle from being stolen if you caught someone trying to pull off the heist right in front of you?

Well, one man had to make that choice last Thursday in Brooklyn, WCBS-TV reported, as he saw a crook trying make off with his vehicle in broad daylight.

What happened?

Surveillance video showed a man entering a running, parked car on Nostrand Avenue in the Flatbush neighborhood, the station said.

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But he doesn't get very far.

Soon the car's owner, dressed in an orange shirt, spots the attempted theft and runs over to try and stop it by reaching through the driver's side window and apparently fighting the crook.

Thing is, though, the thief is hitting the gas pedal at this point — but the owner of the car isn't about to give up.

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Video shows the car accelerating across the street — and as the car owner's legs dangle above the road, the crook crashes the car into a parked bus, and the car owner's legs fly upward due to force of the impact.

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But he gets another grip on the crook, who then puts the car in reverse and crashes — with much less force — into a parked car on the other side of the street.

Soon the thief exits the car, and it appears he and the owner struggle for a bit.

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But then it appears a bystander also runs at the crook, who decides two are a little more powerful than one, and he takes off running.

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He was last seen running southbound on Nostrand Avenue, WCBS reported.

Here's what he looks like, mid-scamper. (Smile for the camera!)

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The station added that anyone with information about the incident should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People also can submit tips Crime Stoppers website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential, WCBS said.

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Benita Early was standing next to her Honda Accord, pumping gas at a Sam's Club in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this month when she encountered an unwelcome visitor — sitting in her driver's seat, WREG-TV reported.

What happened?

Police released surveillance video of Jan. 22 attempted theft, and it showed a white Mercedes pull up next to her Honda around 7 p.m. and a male quickly exiting the Mercedes' passenger-side door and heading to her car:

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The suspect then was seen opening the passenger-side door of Early's Accord:

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The guy then slipped inside the Accord, got into the driver's seat — and then put Early's Honda in reverse, the station said.

But Early, 54, was having none of this foolishness.

"I grabbed him, and I hit him in the head," she told WREG. "He had some long dreads. So I took my hand and grabbed the long dreads in one hand, and he was wearing a hoodie over his head. So I pulled the hoodie, and it started to rip. Then I was able to get hold of him, and I grabbed him and threw him down to the ground."

Sometimes crooks mess with the wrong "victims," don't they?

Video showed the suspect back on his feet and then running back to the white Mercedes, opening its door, and getting in as the car sped off.

Image source: WREG-TV video screenshot

What happened to Early?

"I wasn't trying to hurt him, but I wanted him to leave me alone," Early told the station, adding that she's been robbed before.

Except this time she took action.

"I was like, 'I'm not in the mood tonight'," Early told WREG.

While she successfully made the suspect run, Early suffered a sprained hand in the process:

Image source: WREG-TV video screenshot

What happened to the suspect?

Police are still trying to find the would-be car thief, the station said.

"To me, he could have been 18, 19 years old," Early told WREG.

And she noted to the station that the suspect is old enough to know right from wrong, Early added that he's young enough to start walking on a better path.

"This could be the opportunity for him to turn his life around and become a productive member of society," she told WREG.