A would-be car thief was thwarted by a hilarious alarm that yelled ‘Surprise son of a bitch!’ when a thief approaches.
Home security footage of a property on Murrumba Downs in the South East queenslandshows the moment a mysterious man sneaks up on two cars parked in a driveway.
The offender does not open the door of the first car before proceeding to the second vehicle.
But he’s so shocked by the peculiar alarm taken from the popular American crime drama series, Dexter, that he runs away in shock.
The words are spoken by one of the show’s characters, Sergeant James Doakes, played by actor Erik King.
It’s just the latest tactic desperate residents of crime-torn communities in the Sunshine State are being forced to devise to protect their processions.
Large parts of the state are struggling with high rates of robbery and violent crime, especially among juvenile delinquents.
Last month, three women were killed in a car accident involving a Mercedes-Benz that had allegedly been stolen from a property in Maryborough, 265km north of Brisbane.
The accused driver, a 13-year-old boy, has been charged with three counts of dangerous driving causing death.
Another boy, 13, is accused of helping to steal the vehicle and has also been charged.
Home security footage from a property on Murrumba Downs in south-east Queensland shows the moment a mystery man sneaks up on two cars parked in a driveway.
So startled by the strange alarm taken from the popular American crime drama series, Dexter, the mystery man runs away in shock.
A Compare the Market survey in April found that 12 percent of Sunshine State residents will have their car stolen at some point in their lives, and auto theft cases are up 9 percent in the past year.
The national average is just seven percent.
Assaults and other violent crimes are also on the rise, and in March the government of Prime Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk reintroduced breaking bail as a separate offense for young people after it was abolished in 2015.
Since then, more than 70 criminals have been charged with the offence.