A Queensland tradie who smashed the windows of his own car in a bid to stop thieves from stealing the vehicle has been bailed after spending the weekend in jail.

Asmir Dzambic spent two days locked up on dangerous driving charges after taking the law into his own hands to stop a thief behind the wheel of his car.

CCTV footage shows Dzambic taking to the windscreen of his company's ute with a baseball bat after thieves returned days after stealing his car keys.

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The court heard tens of thousands of dollars worth of tools, as well as keys to other company cars, were stolen from Dzambic's demolition business on Tuesday.

He reported it to police, and fearing the thief would return, planted tracking devices in his vehicles.

So when the crook came back two nights later, Dzambic was waiting.

Dzambic's lawyer was today visibly furious, telling the court his client wasn't wearing a black bat suit but perhaps if he was, he wouldn't be the only one behind bars.

The car thief remains on the run.

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