"I'm a thief, help me please!" Can you imagine those words coming out of a thief? Well that's exactly what happened in Shangyu, Zhejiang province, Qianjiang Evening News reported on Friday.

The thief in question, surnamed Mo, slipped down when trying to climb a four-meter-high plastic tent to steal from a company.

Unfamiliar with Shangyu, Mo couldn't tell the police where he was and his mobile phone was too old to locate. It took the police an hour to find him.

He crushed his pelvis and broke his left arm.

Mo was recently released from jail after serving his time for another theft related crime. He returned to burglary because he could not find a job.

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