The Ivory Jaguar
27-06-2007, 16:33
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police chased down an unfit thief on Tuesday after he ran out of breath and asked his pursuers for a "time out."
"He was panting and gasping for air when we caught up with him after a 500 meter sprint," Erwin Buenceso, one of the arresting officers, told local radio station dzBB.
Buenceso said the man and an accomplice broke into a house in the Philippine capital and stole two expensive mobile phones. Screams from the residence alerted a local police patrol, which gave chase.
The robber asked for a "time out" using hand signals.
After he regained his composure, police seized the two stolen phones and brought him to a station for questioning.
*shakes head* It's things like this that let me know there's still some hope for the world. I can't really explain why, but for some reason it's uplifting. Maybe just the fact that one more stupid person is behind bars...
I forgot the link! The link! (http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSMAN13231720070626?feedType=RSS)
"He was panting and gasping for air when we caught up with him after a 500 meter sprint," Erwin Buenceso, one of the arresting officers, told local radio station dzBB.
Buenceso said the man and an accomplice broke into a house in the Philippine capital and stole two expensive mobile phones. Screams from the residence alerted a local police patrol, which gave chase.
The robber asked for a "time out" using hand signals.
After he regained his composure, police seized the two stolen phones and brought him to a station for questioning.
*shakes head* It's things like this that let me know there's still some hope for the world. I can't really explain why, but for some reason it's uplifting. Maybe just the fact that one more stupid person is behind bars...
I forgot the link! The link! (http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSMAN13231720070626?feedType=RSS)