Cellphone thief unsuccessful in Centurion parking lot

A thief in Clubview, Centurion grabbed a phone from a shopper walking back to his car. 

The good news: the criminal dropped the phone when the victim gave chase in the parking lot. 

The video footage is making the rounds on social media. A man and woman are seen walking to their car. As soon as they get to the vehicle, they put what looks like brooms in the car. 

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However, before they could do that, the man in the white shirt carefully plans to grab the phone the minute he sees a gap.

Crazy!