A pair of car thieves were caught red-handed after being spotted making their getaway by the vehicle's owner. Dunedin police were alerted to a vehicle being stolen from Bridge St, Clyde Hill, about 3.50am this morning. A unit was dispatched and quickly caught up with the men, who acknowledged the vehicle they were driving was not their own and they had stolen it only minutes before. The pair were caught by a Dunedin dog unit. ``They have got charges of shoplifting and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle,'' the spokeswoman said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 26, 2017 05:48 UTC