Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox This was the moment a brazen thief was foiled while trying to steal a vehicle from the car park at a block of apartments in Manchester city centre.
Residents of Smith's Yard, Ancoats, were woken by noise in their private car park in the early hours of Monday (April 19). Footage shared with the Manchester Evening News shows a man driving a Volkswagen Passat in a circle and then towards the main gate.
The gates at the front do not automatically and need an activation fob. A concierge from the building then bravely went out to confront the the man, who abandoned the car and walked off.
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