Australian police were left red-faced by a handcuffed man who escaped in a patrol car on Tuesday while two officers were inspecting evidence outside.
The man, wanted over a series of break-ins, escaped custody in Brisbane, in the northern state of Queensland, just minutes after he was handcuffed and placed in the back of the unmarked police car.
”Police then began examining the contents of a bag found in his possession. They did that at the rear of the police car,” Queensland police Deputy Commissioner Ian Stewart told reporters.
”During that time, it appears the suspect got into the front of the police car and turned the police car on and drove off,” Stewart said. He said the suspect was handcuffed with his hands in front of his body.
The car was found an hour later, without the suspect, a police spokesperson later said. — Reuters