Video from gas station shows why you should lock your doors

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
HOUSTON -- In case you need another reminder to lock your car doors when you're pumping gas, check out this video.

It happened at an Exxon station on Weslayan. You can see a man get out of an SUV and then drop to the ground and open the driver's door of a car that's being filled with gas. The man tried to grab the woman's wallet and then drove off.
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The woman filling her gas tank sees what's happening and tries to get another driver to help out.

Fortunately in this situation, the crook dropped the wallet, but it's a good reminder why you should lock your doors at the gas station.
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