Yahoo! News - Car Thief Caught After Falling Asleep: "Mon Feb 28, 7:47 AM ET
By The Associated Press
RICHMOND, British Columbia - It wasn't hard for the Mounties to get their man in a car theft, even though it had not been reported.
Alerted by a passer-by, officers found a man asleep at the wheel of a car with the lights on early Sunday. The motor was running and a screwdriver was in the ignition, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
The man was sleeping so soundly that police were unable to rouse him by yelling through a bullhorn. When they pounded on the door, he finally woke up, opened the door and emerged with the car in gear.
Officers responded quickly to keep the vehicle from rolling away.
A quick check established that the vehicle had just been stolen without the owner being aware, police said.
The man could make a court appearance as early as Monday on a charged of possessing stolen property and three counts of failing to comply with a probation order. "
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