Few other videos you’ll see today are as gratifying as this one: one thief thought he hit jackpot when he spotted a fat-tire bike inside a shed, so he jumped over an iron fence to get to it. Once inside, he realized he had no way of getting the bike out.
You can see it at the bottom of the page. According to Viral Press, it was recorded in Antipolo City, the Philippines, a couple of weeks ago. The man who had mounted the surveillance camera in the shed knew of this thief’s shenanigans but he hardly imagined he could be this stupid.
The video begins with the would-be thief passing down the deserted street. He spots the fat-tire bike and, pleased with it and the idea of how much money he could make off it, he decides to go for it. He casts a few looks around, listens for other noises and, when he’s certain he’s alone, he jumps over the fence and lands in the shed.
Once inside, he looks around some more and eventually decides it’s time to go – and then it dawns on him: he has no means of getting the bike out. Going the same way he came in is not a possibility because he can’t lift the bike over the fence and, even if he could, throwing it on the pavement on the other side would make too much noise. And ruin the bike, too.
So, for the next few minutes, the thief paces around the shed, picks his nose, scratches his head and, at some point, plays with a water pistol. He’s clearly uncertain what to do next: he wants the bike but can’t have it, but he won’t leave without it.
His dilemma comes to an end when the owner returns in his van, and he is forced to run away, as bike-less as he was when he came in.
According to the bike owner, Ian Cy, the entire neighborhood knows the suspect because he steals anything from bikes to car parts and later resells them. Cy went public with the surveillance recording, thus pressuring the police into arresting the suspect.
Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends. Full profile
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