South Florida Man Hit By Car While Chasing Down Thieves
A man was run down by a car Wednesday morning while trying to stop two men who were stealing from his van, police said. At about 4 a.m., two men broke into a van parked in the Futura Condominiums, according to police. The men began unloading a compressor and other motorized equipment from inside the van when a resident saw the theft and called the owner of the van.The van owner immediately ran outside after the men with a baseball bat and a scuffle ensued, police said. The men got into their car and drove away, hitting the man in the process.
He was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.