Manual transmission flummoxes would-be Rapid City car thief

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— A teenager is under arrest after allegedly trying to steal an SUV from a parking lot on Main Street, crashing it into a nearby truck in the process. ADVERTISEMENTPolice say the youth couldn't get the vehicle into gear, probably because it was a manual transmission. The SUV rolled into a nearby truck before the owner came out to confront him. Officers found him a short time later in the 600 block of Main Street and detained him. A witness positively identified the teenager as the person seen trying to drive the SUV.