A suspected car burglar in Hialeah ended up trapping himself inside the very vehicle police say he was trying to steal from, turning what authorities describe as a criminal attempt into an almost unbelievable scene caught on camera.
According to Hialeah Police Department, the incident unfolded in broad daylight when a man identified as Dean Young allegedly targeted a landscaping van parked outside a home. The van’s owner had locked it before beginning yard work, unaware that someone would soon try to break in.
Surveillance video shows Young arriving in his own car, stepping out, and calmly crossing the street toward the work van. He appears to check the vehicle before opening a door and climbing inside. What happened next is where the story takes a sharper turn.
‘Papi, Help!’
Once inside, Young realized he could not get back out.
Police say the van had been locked, and the doors could not be opened from the inside without the proper mechanism. Instead of slipping away unnoticed, Young found himself stuck. Moments later, neighbors began hearing frantic banging and desperate shouts coming from inside the vehicle…