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Salt Lake City, Utah -- Sometimes, the best way to trap a burglar is to hold him by his underwear until police can get there.
On Monday afternoon, a worker heard her car alarm going off in the parking lot near 1200 East and 3300 South. She asked a friend to check it out.
That friend looked outside and saw Frederick Baze, 21, inside her friend's car. She went outside to confront him, and he took off. She caught him. First she sat on him, but he was able to get away.
She caught him a second time and managed to place him in a headlock, but he was able to get away again.
The third time, she grabbed ahold of his boxers and pulled. Salt Lake City police say she then put a headlock on the man until help could arrive.
Baze had in his possession the victim's credit card. He was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property and outstanding warrants.
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