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It was a robbery foiled, but it’s prompted a couple of stern warnings from Calgary cops.

On Monday, police said a man living in the 7000 block of Temple Dr. left his house to find a man had broken into his running truck and was peeling away with the ill-gotten auto about 9:30 a.m.

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That’s when the truck owner took action, diving into the bed of the moving truck as he tried to stop the would-be thief, said Calgary police District 5 Sgt. Dale Gorrill.

“The owner of the truck jumped into the box … then squeezed through the rear sliding window and got the bad guy to stop the truck,” he said.

“They got into a confrontation and the bad guy got away.”

Soon after, police managed to find their suspect close by, easily spotted because of the cross tattoo on one of his eyes, and arrested him.

He’s since been charged with theft of a vehicle, dangerous driving, and for a pair of unrelated offences. The unidentified suspect has since been released.