The “so what” is, something’s wrong with this story.
FWIW, here’s the transcript of the 911 call (2:38 AM) via one of the links in the original article.
I guess everybody in that neighborhood is just settling down for the night at 2:38 AM — closing blinds, having a smoke.
Here’s where it goes wrong I think:
Dispatch: You said you heard him trying to crank it up?
Caller: Uh, yes He keeps ducking down underneath the dashboard, trying to reach for something.
Dispatch: O.K., and youve never seen him before, right?
Caller: No.