One repeat offender stole a car just 200 metres away from the prison he was released from – after serving time for the theft of a car. Just one day prior, the suspect was picked up on the very charge by the police.
According to L’Avenir, the suspect, born in 1987, stole a car on 13 December in the province of Luxembourg. He was later picked up by police in the municipality of Bertrix.
Released a day later, the criminal took advantage of his newly found freedom to reoffend. Barely 200m down the road, the man stole a second vehicle before taking off.
The story does not end there. The suspect reoffends a third time, just over a week later, when the man managed to crash his second stolen car into a ditch near Jamoigne.
In order to recover the vehicle, the suspect deemed it logical to steal a third car to haul the car out.
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Now, the crime spree is over, as police caught up with the suspect on 26 December, where he was finally rearrested.
The owners of the three vehicles were able to recover their property.
