Neighbours trap thief in car he tried to steal

A car thief gets trapped by Swansea residents inside the vehicle he was trying to steal, after asks the owner’s neighbours to move their car so that he could make his escape. Matthew Draper, aged 27, of Carmarthen Road was caught by a group of neighbours trying to steal a Smart Roadster in Swansea. They held the doors of the vehicle shut, despite Draper threatening them with a screwdriver, so that he could not escape and waited for the police to arrive. Draper pleaded guilty at Swansea Crown Court criminal damage and theft. He has a number of previous convictions including offences of assault, shoplifting and burglary. He was jailed for 32 months.