Quick thinking and teamwork can stop trouble before it escalates.

This man woke up to his car being started by someone else.

Good thing he installed a kill switch that prevented unauthorized starting.

With the help of his housemates, they were able to confront the intruders.

Check out the full story below for all the details.

I “stole” a car from a car thief

I woke up one night to the sound of my 95 Honda Civic trying to start.

It wouldn’t start because the thief hadn’t found the kill switch.

There’s a lot of car theft in my city.

Those old Hondas are easy targets, so I’m glad I had that installed.

This man ran outside to check what was going on.

I ran outside in my underwear.

I shouted from the porch as deep and loud as I could: “Hey! What the hell are you doing?”

Then, two people ran out of the car and down the street.

The shouting woke up my roommates and they came downstairs to see what was up.

We peeked around. The thieves had run off.

He heard his car being started again.

A few minutes later, I heard the engine trying to start again.

So I shouted for my roommates to come back.

We all ran outside in our underwear and pajamas.

One guy had a skateboard. Another grabbed a bat.

Another thief shouted from another car parked a few feet away from them.

We were all standing on the porch.

We were not trying to get physical.

We were just shouting at them.

The one thief yelled back from another Honda parked just a few feet away from mine.

He insisted it was his car and that they were just trying to get away.

He tried to take the stolen car from the thief.

I don’t know what came over me.

I shouted back, “No, that’s my car now! That’s mine!”

They just said, “Uhh, okay man,” and ran off.

I couldn’t believe that worked.

I think it only worked because my three roommates were outside in their underwear with a skateboard and a bat.

He called the cops, and the thieves never bothered to come back.

I called the police right away and stayed outside watching for them.

They didn’t come back.

The police checked their car and found that it was stolen, of course.

The owner got his car back.

I’m so glad I had that kill switch.

It could have been so much worse.

Let’s find out what others have to say about this.

Lol. Here’s a funny comment from this user.

This person makes a valid point.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

Thank you for stealing a car, says this one.

Finally, short and funny.

Teamwork can easily drive thieves away.

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