A man of short stature, donned in a bright pink dress with bright green pants, was arrested by police for stealing mopeds from a parking lot, according to Chinese online news outlet The Beijing News.
The unnamed suspect, 47, was later detained by police. Officers reviewed security footage of the man pushing a moped away from the parking lot on Aug. 18 in Ningbo City of China’s Zhejiang Province.
Might Call the Fashion Police Too
Before taking the moped, the man decided to give himself a disguise.The man stole the clothing from a house where they were out hanging to dry, according to the police. “The clothes really suited him,” the officer told The Beijing News.
Police said the man’s plan was to give others the impression that he was mentally disabled. This way, people wouldn’t pay any mind to him. However, police further stated the he had no mental issues whatsoever.
Footage shoes the man casually pushing a moped out of the parking lot. Mopeds in China generally have alarms built into them, but people continue to walk near the man, ignoring him.
His ruse worked.
However, once the moped was reported missing, the security footage was the thief’s undoing. The man was detained for theft on an unreported date.
After the arrest, the police took a photo of the man, still wearing the pink dress, pointing at the moped he stole. The man was also wearing a red shirt, which was not part of his original outfit. The report did not mention why the police gave it to him. It is a common practice in China for police to take photos of arrested individuals pointing at evidence.
