A photo of the alleged thief taken by the team of police who went to his rescue has gone viral on social media.

The photo showed him wearing jeans and black socks with no shoes as he shouted for help.

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The man was taken into police custody shortly after his rescue.

The police rescue team tweeted from @ResponseWMP1 account that, “#dontgetstuck if your trying to break in. 5 hours alter shouting help #triptocustody by all means.”