Man allegedly tried to swipe officer's phone inside police station

SHANGHAI, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A Chinese police department shared security camera footage of a man attempting to steal a police officer's phone inside the police station.

Footage from the incident Wednesday at a Shanghai police station shows the man unplugging a phone charging on a table at the police station and putting it into his pocket.

The man then tries to leave, but throws the phone onto the sofa when he discovers he is locked inside the office.

The man, who was arrested on theft charges, came to the police station to complain about an employment agency and decided to steal the phone to make up for the money he lost, investigators said.