A person in New Orleans not too long ago stopped an individual from stealing his purple Lexus RX however how he did it’s the actual shocker. In a second of desperation, the proprietor jumped onto his personal hood and attacked the thief via the sunroof. Not solely did he preserve his automobile however he acquired a free jacket within the course of. 

First reported by WDSU Information, your complete incident went down as a safety digital camera was recording. In it, we see the proprietor of the automobile strolling towards a home with what turned out to be a gift for a buddy on Christmas eve. As he stands on the door, a silver SUV rolls up subsequent to the Lexus and one man jumps out of the again. 

Moments later, that very same individual opened the door of the Lexus and hopped in to search out that the proprietor had left it operating. Whereas that was occurring, the proprietor seen the commotion and began to make his approach again to his automobile simply within the nick of time. In fact, to maintain the thief from driving away, the proprietor needed to stand in entrance of his personal automobile because the thief drove into him twice. 

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Each instances, the proprietor managed to remain on his ft earlier than chucking a container of gumbo (the aforementioned reward) on the windshield. Within the subsequent second, he jumped up on the hood, climbed over the windshield, and reached down into the cabin to seize the legal’s jacket.

In truth, by leaping up into that place it appears as if he blocked the view of the legal and distracted him sufficient that the perp determined to surrender. The legal then hopped again into the silver SUV and it speeds away. Based on WDSU, the Lexus proprietor filed a police report after the incident. 

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He additionally stated that “In hindsight, there have been higher selections I might have made, however I’m fed up with crime in our metropolis. We anticipate our police and municipal leaders to do what is critical to guard its residents.” That sentiment isn’t stunning contemplating that some 4,011 automobiles have been stolen final yr, a 35 % improve from 2021.  

There are all kinds of little classes to be discovered right here past “don’t steal vehicles”. On the opposite facet of the coin, leaving your keys in your automobile is just a foul thought. Yearly we appear to report on quite a lot of conditions the place vehicles are stolen simply as a result of the keys are within the automobile. On prime of that, leaving your keys in your automobile and significantly within the ignition whereas it’s operating is sort of asking for bother. 

Is it potential that these criminals would’ve tried to steal the Lexus if it wasn’t operating? Positive, however the likelihood is decrease and the time that the proprietor might need saved by not turning the automobile off is so negligible that I’m not going to waste your time or mine by figuring it out. I do hope he wears that jacket like he received it in a conflict although.

Picture Credit score: WDSU Information