Apparently it can get worse...

...Sunday night saw approx 7 police cars patrolling our street (basically right outside our apartment block) looking for a car thief. This was after the car chase had already taken place in front of our house, he had ditched the car and was on foot. They finally found him 2 houses up the road hiding in the backyard of someones house, set the dogs on him then took him away....disturbingly close to home.