DOUGLAS COUNTY —A woman who saw a man stealing things from her car took matters into her own hands, chased him down, tackled him and got her stuff back, according to a statement from police in Lawrence.
"Although it’s not something police recommended, it worked."
The woman was still awake about 2:30a.m. Sunday and saw the dome light on in her car, then noticed a man rummaging through the console.
When the woman ran out to confront him, the man ran. She chased him, tackled him down, and placed him in a leg lock until he surrendered and helped her locate her scattered items.
She says she then told the man to “get the —- out of here” and he ran off. Officers searched the area and found him nearby in another apartment complex south of Clinton Parkway and Crossgate Drive.
He had additional property on him at the time that did not belong to the woman and officers placed it into evidence in case another victim reports it missing. Officers then took the suspect to the Douglas County Correctional facility for booking.