The police arrested a man who tried to escape with a car that was for sale at Varod near Ottapalam on Thursday.
Abdul Javad, 35, from Nirmalagiri, Kannur, was arrested after he hit a few other vehicles while trying to escape with the car.
Local people stopped Javad at Kuttikkod when his car hit an autorickshaw, two scooters and a pickup van.
The police registered cases against him for theft and causing accidents.
