Citizen's arrest of Melbourne thief

A man allegedly seen stealing from cars in Melbourne has been chased down and held by two men until police arrived.

An alleged thief seen pilfering from cars in Melbourne has been tackled to the ground by two men who conducted a citizen's arrest.

A man spotted the 18-year-old thief walking away from a car parked in his Meadow Heights driveway in the early hours of Thursday.

The victim called out to a friend and the pair chased the alleged thief and held him until police arrived, took him into custody and charged him with numerous counts of theft.


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