This dramatic video shows how a car thief managed to evade the police forces of two countries for more than an hour as he travelled at over 150mph after stealing a high-powered BMW  in Germany. The driver, described as a professional car thief from Lithuania, was eventually caught when he realised he was running out of petrol - and had to dump the car and run away on foot. German police have been staging a crackdown on the theft of luxury cars by eastern European car thieves and reacted quickly when it was reported that the BMW X6 had been stolen in the Bavarian town of Dachau and that the thief was heading eastwards down the motorway.
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Police helicopter captures one-hour high-speed chase after thief steals BMW
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Driver reaches 150mph on motorways across Germany and Czech Republic
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Dumps car in village and escapes on foot into woodland after fuel runs out
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He is eventually taken down by police dogs after hunt by dozens of officers
Taken down: The driver was later identified as a 34-year-old @placeholder with several convictions for car theft