It’s called “common sense” yet so few people appear to have it; and this guy is clearly one of those people!

A man who was caught breaking into a German supermarket late at night escaped despite being handcuffed to railings…

…only to be arrested after he ran into the nearby police station to get the handcuffs removed!

In a huge understatement, a police spokesman in Frankfurt said:

'It was stupid of him,' before pointing out that ‘They took the cuffs off, but they kept him.'

A security guard had handcuffed the numpty and held three others after spotting their break-in. However, by the time the police arrived, had managed to escape.

Upon arriving at the local police station, the 19-year-old then told the officers had been handcuffed by a friend as a joke, and asked for their help.

At first, the officers at first went along with the ruse, 'also laughing at the man's apparent misfortune,' police said.

However using their collective police knowledge, they soon suspected he was the missing man from the break-in and questioned him for details once they had freed him from his handcuffs. He then confessed his role and was happily reunited with his three accomplices in the cells.

It’s clear that this chap won’t be asking the police for any further help for quite a long time!