Thief a magician, too? Handcuffed man locked in police car back seat manages to steal the vehicle

From Syracuse, NY:

[Daniel] Kantak, 33, of Liverpool, was taken into custody after police responded to a burglary in progress at 320 Ashdale Ave. just after 2 a.m.
When officers got to the home, they saw two men holding down Kantak, police said. The woman who lives in the house told police that Kantak broke into the home. Her brothers were holding him down.
The officers handcuffed Kantak, putting his arms behind his back. The press release notes that officers put Kantak in the back seat of the car. Both doors were locked and the shield between the front and back seats were closed, police said."Even though Kantak was cuffed behind his back and placed in the rear of a patrol car with the shield closed, he was somehow able to slip his cuffs to the front and climb through a small window between the back seat and the front seat and drive away in the car," reads the release...
Several minutes later, they found the police car crashed on Court Street near Assumption Cemetery. It was heavily damaged.
When Kantak crashed the car, he hit a utility pole and knocked out power in the area.
The car was empty. Kantak, police said, ran away from the scene..

Kantak, who is still at large, is wanted for second-degree escape, second-degree burglary, criminal mischief, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, and grand larceny.

He may be dangerous — and may still be wearing handcuffs.