Penza, 27 February 2016. PenzaNews. A Penza citizen helped detain a drunk car thief by making a report to the police about the abnormal behavior of the driver of a “Moskvich” car in the Arbekovo residential area.

© PenzaNewsBuy the photo

“After the information had been processed, the car in question was detained by the traffic police on Stasova street at 21.00 of Friday, February 26. The driver of the car was a man born in 1993, who was under the influence. The detector showed 0.68 mg of ethanol per liter of expiratory air. During the inspection of the car, they found evidence that the car had been hijacked. Later, we received a report from the car owner saying his vehicle had been stolen,” the press serivce of the Penza region traffic police department informed PenzaNews agency.

The police urges the citizens to stay active in the future.