David Christopher Lander, 51, was arrested during the early morning of July 18
| | Thief locks himself in car GAINESVILLE, Fla. A suspected car thief never realized that sometimes getting in is a lot easier than getting out. David Christopher Lander, 51, was arrested during the early morning of July 18 after he got locked inside the 1994 Infiniti he was trying to steal, according to Alachua County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Keith Faulk. The car has a security device that automatically locks the doors when the car alarm is triggered. A button on the driver's side door could have released the locks, but Lander apparently hadn't done his homework. When police arrived, they found Lander scrunched down in the back seat. Police found coins from the car, along with a pendant worth $50, in Lander's pockets at the time, Faulk said. Lander was charged with one count each of burglary and theft. The editing thingy isn't working. Tried to delete the double post. |
GAINESVILLE, Fla. A suspected car thief never realized that sometimes getting in is a lot easier than getting out.
David Christopher Lander, 51, was arrested during the early morning of July 18 after he got locked inside the 1994 Infiniti he was trying to steal, according to Alachua County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Keith Faulk.
The car has a security device that automatically locks the doors when the car alarm is triggered. A button on the driver's side door could have released the locks, but Lander apparently hadn't done his homework.
When police arrived, they found Lander scrunched down in the back seat. Police found coins from the car, along with a pendant worth $50, in Lander's pockets at the time, Faulk said. Lander was charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
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