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Thief steals a car, gets busted staring at an eclipse

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<i>Image: Orange County Sheriff's Office/Facebook</i>
<i>Image: Orange County Sheriff's Office/Facebook</i>

Florida - A 22-year-old man was arrested in Florida for stealing a vehicle after being caught catching a glimpse of the solar eclipse.

Caught unaware

The Orange State County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook  that officers were pursuing a man suspected of stealing a vehicle.

The thief purchased a welders mask and stopped to view the eclipse.

Police spotted the thief standing alongside the car.

Orange State County said: "Deputies swooped in and made an arrest. 

"He never saw it coming. That only happens every 99 years."

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