Man Steals Neighbor's Lawnmower But Not Before Mowing Neighbor's Lawn

Home surveillance video captured a man taking property from a homeowner, Texas police say. When he got to the lawnmower, he went back for a red gas container, as seen in the video shared on Facebook by the Port Arthur Police Department.

The man was then seen fueling the lawnmower late Friday, April 1. After the lawnmower was ready to go, the man put the gas container back and headed for the lawn. That’s when the man proceeded to mow the homeowner’s front and back yards without permission, police said ⁠— though the grass was not all that long to begin with, video shows. When he got to the front lawn, he is even seen moving a broken post from a white picket fence so he could mow that spot.

The homeowner called police to report a stranger mowing the grass, police said, but when officers arrived, he began running from the area as he dragged the lawnmower with him. He eventually abandoned the mower in an alley, police said, and he got away.

Police identified the suspect on May 5 and are requesting the public’s help in finding him. Tipsters can call Port Arthur police at 409-983-8600 or Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas at 409-833-8477.