On Nov. 27, Seattle police officers arrested a 38-year-old man who had been remotely locked inside a stolen BMW.
According to the Seattle Police Department, the burglar was prowling cars with friends when he hit the jackpot: an unlocked BMW 550i with the keys still inside. It turns out the just-married—and presumably honeymooning—owner had lent their vehicle to an absent-minded friend.
Upon discovery of the missing car, police were summoned and unusual action was taken.
“BMW employees were able to remotely lock the car’s doors, trapping the suspect inside, presumably while hissing something terrifying like ‘I’m not locked in here with you, you’re locked in here with me’ into the car’s sound system,” SPD Deputy Director of Communications Jonah Spangenthal-Lee wrote, quoting Watchmen in a summary of the event.
When the cops arrived around 5:45 a.m., they found the still-running car parked in an alley, and a sleeping swindler in the driver’s seat.
Following an unsuccessful attempt to flee the scene, the man—found with a small amount of methamphetamine—was booked into the King County Jail for auto theft and drug possession, SPD reported.
Car thief arrested after being remotely locked inside @BMW https://t.co/ETv6onAKVj
Exclusive gif footage: pic.twitter.com/0zPI9AbPdS— Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) November 30, 2016
