Joanna Lumley's Midnight Carjacking Drama

0:00On April 7th, Joanna Lumley, the 79-year-old absolutely fabulous star, faced a scary mid-night drama outside her 2,500,000-pound townhouse in Stockwell, South London. A gang on motorbikes tried stealing her car, revving it up but failing to start the engine. She rushed out in her dressing gown to confront them, while her husband Steven Barlow got threatened with an iron bar. The crew panicked amid the chaos from nearby wealthy residents and sped off, leaving just minor damage to the boot. This upscale street, where homespetched up to 3,250,000 pounds, has seen a spike in treble lately. Neighbors report three break-ins in two days back in March, plus a Rolls-Royce rifled through recently and constant phone snatches by moped thugs. One local guy mowed with a newborn in arms, another held at knife point over a bike. Even the convent lost its nativity scene to rowdy drunks. This blamed the darkness for fueling these hits, sounding frustrated that police seemed stretched thin despite years of the same issues in South.

1:02London Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police are probing these car thefts in Lambeth as a priority, noting vehicle crimes across London dropped nearly 15 percent from last year. With more neighborhood cops targeting repeat offenders, folks hope the trend holds for stars like Lumley and everyone else on the block.