Suspected thief tries to steal police car, sits in officer's lap

A suspected car thief, trying to run from police, got a surprise when he tried to steal a police patrol car and wound up sitting in an officer’s lap.

Fife police Lt. Tom Thompson said the man was spotted acting suspicious near a motel around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, so a patrol sergeant stopped to check the license on the car he was driving. It came back as stolen.