Would-Be Robber Got Taken for an Unexpected Ride in Camden, Police Say

A pair of legs dangling from a driver's-side window led to an unusual arrest in Camden Thursday night, Camden County Police said.

Officer Edward Gonzalez was responding to a different call when he spotted the car sprouting legs in the city's Lanning Square neighborhood just after 10:30 p.m., police said, and Gonzalez stopped the driver near the intersection of Broadway and Royden.

The legs belonged to a would-be robber, Francisco Castillo 3rd, police said, who quickly went from robber to unintentional passenger.

After Castillo tried to rob the woman behind the wheel, she took off, police said—but Castillo hung on to her shirt and tried to shut off the engine as she drove away.

Castillo was charged with second-degree robbery and was taken to the Camden County Jail. The driver was unharmed, police said.