Brazen couple try to steal gold chain off man's neck while he is lying handcuffed on the ground by cops in Las Vegas
In an attempt to add insult to injury, a couple was caught on video trying to steal a man's chain from him while he was being detained by a Las Vegas police officer on the sidewalk.
In a video posted to Instagram and Twitter, a man is seen lying on his stomach on the Vegas sidewalk.
The man has his hands behind his back and his face is between the two legs of the officer detaining him.
In an attempt to add insult to injury, a couple was caught on video trying to steal a man's chain from him while he was being detained by a Las Vegas police officer on the sidewalk
As he lies there, you begin to see a woman in an all white outfit arrive in frame and try to grab the chain off the man's neck.
She makes a couple of careful attempts to snatch the chain but when the man moves his head she backs away.
A second man in a black shirt and beige pants shows up and is much more brazen.
The man has his hands behind his back and his face is between the two legs of the officer detaining him
After a woman makes a couple of careful attempts to snatch the chain but when the man moves his head, a man arrives and is much more forceful in his attempt
He immediately makes a thrust at the chain, grabbing at the man to the point where his head and neck are moving
He immediately makes a thrust at the chain, grabbing at the man to the point where his head and neck are moving.
He takes a second, more pointed grab for the necklace before the officer stops him.
As he grabs it, onlookers can be overheard telling him to stop.
He takes a second, more pointed grab for the necklace before the officer stops him
As he grabs it, onlookers can be overheard telling the man to stop
'Leave his s--t alone!,' exclaims one of the people watching.
Though the officer pushed the man and woman away, it is unclear if they were arrested or what the man on the ground was being detained for.
Las Vegas Police did not respond to a request for comment.