An elderly veteran tripped a fleeing robber over to help the police catch him in southern China.

Heroic CCTV video filmed in the city of Liuzhou in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on November 19 shows a robber breaking through the police officers' control and running away quickly.

A police officer was seen chasing after the robber and another female police officer fell over.

An elderly veteran saw the incident and tripped the robber over allowing the male police officer to finally catch him.

According to reports, two police officers found a man stealing scooters and were about to arrest him. However, the robber freed himself and ran away.

Thanks to the old veteran named Zou, the robber was caught and taken to the police station.

The robber named Yao has stolen over 60 scooters and got 2,400 yuan (£282) illegally. Yao has been detained.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

11月19日上午，广西柳州市城站路，柳石派出所的两位便衣辅警发现一名盗窃电瓶的嫌疑人，准备对他采取强制措施。没想到，嫌疑人挣脱控制就跑了。其中一便衣女警追捕时被带倒，这时，一位路过的市民见状，立马伸出右腿，一记“扫荡腿”把嫌疑人绊倒了。
在“伸腿”大叔和周围热心市民的帮助下，嫌疑人被擒住并被带回了派出所。经审讯，嫌疑人姚某盗窃电瓶60多个，非法获利2400元，目前已被刑拘。
经了解，这位热心市民叫邹治安，60多岁，是一名退伍军人。

邹治安说，这不是他第一次抓小偷了，他曾经在火车上一手抓回了一个想跳窗逃跑的小偷。19日上午，他看到有女同志在抓小偷，就一脚将嫌疑男子绊倒，没有想太多。他说他这次也只是“该出脚时就出脚”。

11月23日，阿里巴巴天天正能量为大爷邹治安颁发5000元正能量奖金。（视频由广西台提供）