This would be hard to make up.
A man was arrested in Georgia after stealing a frontloader from a waste management facility.
A police chase immediately ensued.
The man was finally caught – after being stopped by an employee of the facility who had another frontloader.
Frontloader vs. Frontloader
A battle for the ages.
Fox News reports, “Eddie Sanchez, 38, was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing and reckless driving, among other charges, after police said he stole a frontloader from his former employer.”
“Gwinnett County Police responded at about 11 a.m. Saturday to a waste management business on Corley Road in unincorporated Norcross, where police said Sanchez, a former employee, was riding the construction vehicle around the property,” the report added. “Dash camera and body camera footage released by police showed police and current employees attempting to stop the uncooperative suspect.”
“The employees there stated that an ex-employee who had been fired back in September was on the premises and was driving one of the pieces of equipment around the property,” Cpl. Ryan Winderweedle told Fox 5 Atlanta.
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The story continued:
The footage appears to show the officer calling for the suspect to stop but he was unsuccessful. The suspect continued driving, eventually leaving the property onto public roads. He exited the property onto Corley Road before traveling onto Jimmy Carter Boulevard, toward Buford Highway, and continuing onto other roads in the area.
Officers from the Norcross Police Department and the Georgia State Patrol also assisted with the pursuit of the suspect and attempted to keep other drivers safe, although they did not have a vehicle large enough to stop the suspect in the frontloader.
Other officers continued to pursue the suspect when the initial responding officer returned to the business to find another large construction vehicle heavy enough to stop the suspect.
Then an employee suggested using another frontloader to track him down.
“How fast is it?” the officer was heard on police footage asking the unidentified employee.
“They can get up to probably about 30 [mph],” the employee responded.
“OK, grab that,” the officer said. “Quick, quick, quick!”
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Surprisingly, No One Was Hurt
The employee who was using the frontloader was escorted by police and… made contact with suspect and got permission from authorities to flip that vehicle on its side.
“They were trying to use the weight of that equipment to try to stop this individual,” Winderweedle said.
“Sanchez was charged with theft by taking, fleeing or attempting to elude, reckless driving, criminal damage to property in the second degree and obstruction of a law enforcement officer,” Fox News noted.
Sanchez was initially taken to the hospital so that he could be evaluated, but he was later released and is now behind bars at the Gwinnett County Jail.
No one was reportedly injured.
But it does seem justice got served – frontloader-style!