Filipino Thief Asks For 'Time Out' In Police Chase

Philippine police chased down an unfit thief after he ran out of breath and asked cops for a "time out".

"He was panting and gasping for air when we caught up with him after a 500 metre sprint", Erwin Buenceso, one of the arresting officers told a local radio station.

Buenceso said the man and an accomplice broke into a house in Manila and stole two expensive mobile phones.

Screams from the residence alerted a local police patrol, which gave chase.

When police caught up with the tired robber, he asked for a "time out" using hand signals.

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