Pushy thieves

Security cameras in a parking lot located on the Trans Canada in Senneville caught two men stealing a car last Wednesday afternoon. The suspects entered the parking long from the west side at about 1 p.m. in a light-coloured 1992 Toyota Tercel. They parked next to a grey, 1996 two-door Acura, and proceeded to pop its hood and work on the motor. Shortly thereafter, the two suspects drove off in two cars after they were able to start the Acura by pushing it with the Tercel.

Police describe one suspect as a 25-year-old man with short brown hair who was wearing a brown coat and white cap. The other suspect is a male, about 20 years old, with short black hair who was wearing white pants.



Car thief lacked direction

Here’s one that could have very well appeared on America’s Dumbest Criminals: a police officer driving down St. John’s Boulevard in Pointe Claire at about 12:45 p.m. last Wednesday noticed a suspicious looking car. He called in a check on the license plate, which revealed the Hyundai Accent was reported stolen in the Mount Royal area on Oct. 14. The police officer pulled a u-turn to intercept the vehicle, but the female passenger got out of the car to run in one direction, while the male driver took off in another – heading directly for the police Station 5 on St. John’s Boulevard. The officer in pursuit of the male suspect alerted the station, which Const. Lilliana Bellucci said “cleared out” to intercept the driver. Realizing the area was full of police, the suspect headed toward the Bob Birnie Arena, and climbed up on to roof, where he was arrested before long.

The man, a 19-year-old Dollard des Ormeaux resident, will be charged will automobile theft and possession of stolen goods.

Police are still looking for the passenger. They do not yet have a name, but describe her as a 25-year-old black female, about five-feet-eight-inches tall, thin, and with curly long hair. She was wearing black clothing and gold earrings at the