Petrol thief caught on camera hot-footing it away

Stealing fuel from a vehicle didn't go to plan when a thief set their feet on fire and hot-footed it from the suspected crime scene in Western Australia.



Busselton police senior sergeant Steve Principe said the incident happened at 9pm on Thursday night when a vehicle parked outside a house in West Busselton was targeted.



"Later in the evening the same vehicle was set on fire and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services were called," Senior Sergeant Principe said.


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He said when the police arrived at the scene a neighbour provided video footage of a person running away from the scene with their shoes on fire.