A suspected car thief was arrested this week after a neighbourhood rallied to track him down.

A video of the arrest is being watched across the country, and now has more than 100,000 views.

Ben spoke to Tyson John, the man who started the search, and filmed the video of the arrest, this afternoon.

Listen to what he had to say about the incident, and the spirit of community in Townsville here.

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