A “MASTER of improvisation” has locked a would-be thief in a wheelie bin cupboard after he tried to break into his car in Port Melbourne this morning.

David Mann stopped the 18-year-old offender in his tracks by using the bin cupboard as a holding cell until police arrived.

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“I came racing out of the back door in my underwear. I’ve grabbed the guy and tried to wrestle him to the ground,” he told Channel 7.

“I said to him, ‘drag the bin out mate, pull the bin out.’ I think he was pretty keen to get away from me so I said ‘get in’.

“ I didn’t do anything that no body else would do.”

media_camera A "master of improvisation” has locked a would-be thief in his wheelie bin cupboard after he tried to break into his car in Port Melbourne. Picture: Channel 7

The young thug — of no fixed address — was charged with a range of offences including trespassing, handling stolen goods, and possessing proceeds of crime and a controlled weapon.

David’s wife, Nicola told Channel 7 her husband was “the master of improvisation”.

“Pushed to the limit, he shines,” she said.

It’s understood the man targeted a number of properties in the hours before his unusual arrest, including an alleged incident at a Beaconsfield Parade address shortly before 3.30am.

The man was also charged in relation to an alleged aggravated burglary and theft on Dow St, Port Melbourne last night.

The charges linked to that incident included aggravated burglary, theft and committing an indictable offence while on bail.

The man was scheduled to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this afternoon.

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Originally published as Melbourne man makes ‘wheelie’ unusual citizen’s arrest