Man Steals BMW to Take Girlfriend to Work

Man Steals BMW to Take Girlfriend to Work
Jan 29, 2015 By eChinacities.com

A man in Changping District, Beijing, has been arrested after he stole a BMW from a villa and drove his girlfriend to work in it, the Jinghua Times reports.

The man was captured on surveillance footage, taking the car from the villa and using it to transport his girlfriend. He was eventually caught and arrested.

According to police investigations, the man, surnamed Lin, hopped the fence into a posh gated community and walked around looking for open windows. He entered one house and found keys to a car and a Mac computer. He took both and went to the car to check for valuables in the car.

Lin claims that once he got in the car, he had a sudden feeling and wanted to drive it. He thought that driving this car could give him a lot of face, so he drove off and went to pick up his girlfriend. He proceeded to use the car to take her to work everyday for several days.

He said that ever since he met his girlfriend on Wechat and started dating her, he had been breaking into people’s houses to steal, to give the appearance of being wealthy to his girlfriend.

Lin also has a previous conviction for robbery and was sentenced to 4 years in prison in 2007.

Source:  Tencent

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6 Comments

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bernhardtra

Can he post pictures on WeChat from the Big House? At least this way he can stay in contact with his girlfriend. Good luck to them both.

Feb 02, 2015 18:03 Report Abuse

dongbeiren

What a moron

Feb 01, 2015 13:26 Report Abuse

Irfan100

God bless him , stupid

Feb 01, 2015 09:03 Report Abuse

bill8899

Going to jail will give him alotta face.

Jan 30, 2015 20:58 Report Abuse

Guest2239322

That is how chinese society is.They do it for face. You always see hoe people try so bad to impress.Racently one chinese guy share how his tires of SUV is changed on wechat. It is just to impress.Then some people think you are important. It is no wonder china is full of materialistic people. I am not surprised by these news because Chinese always exploit their employees to make more and more....

Jan 30, 2015 11:30 Report Abuse

Robk

In China... real love is built on Benz, iPhones, LV bags and BMWs. Have you ever wondered why most Chinese can't swim? It's cause shallow people stick to the kiddy pool!

Jan 30, 2015 01:15 Report Abuse