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Video shows man on stolen front loader leading police on 5-mile chase in Georgia

Video shows man on stolen front loader leading police on 5-mile chase in Georgia
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Video shows man on stolen front loader leading police on 5-mile chase in Georgia
A former employee of a Georgia business was arrested after stealing a large front loader and then driving erratically around several streets in Gwinnett County. (Watch video of the incident above) This started about 11 a.m. Saturday when officers were called to a dispute at a waste management business on Corley Road. More news: Police: Man arrested after walking into Walmart wearing body armor, armed with long rifle, 2 gunsOfficers said a former employee stole a large, yellow front loader that weighed about 75,000 pounds and had a large bucket on the front.The officer tried to stop the vehicle, but the suspect continued driving.At one point, the man abruptly made a U-turn while officers said they tried to get him to stop, police said. More news: Man wanted for attempted murder after shooting at Upstate business, police sayPolice said as other officers pursued the suspect, one officer returned to the business to get another large construction vehicle that could disable the fleeing suspect. A trash truck and another front loader were escorted by officers to the fleeing suspect several miles away, police said. More news: Man gets arrested, bonds out, gets arrested again the same day at the same location, police sayAccording to the police, the pursuing front loader made contact with the suspect and flipped the vehicle onto its side. The chase ended about five miles from where it started, and the suspect, Eddie Sanchez, 38, was removed from the cab and arrested. More news: 2 SC Army National Guard soldiers killed in Upstate crash, officials saySanchez is facing a list of charges including criminal trespass and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. While investigating the incident, officers said they learned that Sanchez was fired from the business in September 2023. Police said Sanchez had visited the business several days prior and did something similar but never left the property. No one was hurt during the chase.

A former employee of a Georgia business was arrested after stealing a large front loader and then driving erratically around several streets in Gwinnett County.

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(Watch video of the incident above)

This started about 11 a.m. Saturday when officers were called to a dispute at a
waste management business on Corley Road.

More news: Police: Man arrested after walking into Walmart wearing body armor, armed with long rifle, 2 guns

Officers said a former employee stole a large, yellow front loader that weighed about 75,000 pounds and had a large bucket on the front.

front loader stolen
Gwinnett County Police

The officer tried to stop the vehicle, but the suspect continued driving.

At one point, the man abruptly made a U-turn while officers said they tried to get him to stop, police said.

More news: Man wanted for attempted murder after shooting at Upstate business, police say

Police said as other officers pursued the suspect, one officer returned to the business to get another large construction vehicle that could disable the fleeing suspect.

A trash truck and another front loader were escorted by officers to the fleeing suspect several miles away, police said.

More news: Man gets arrested, bonds out, gets arrested again the same day at the same location, police say

According to the police, the pursuing front loader made contact with the suspect and flipped the vehicle onto its side.

The chase ended about five miles from where it started, and the suspect, Eddie Sanchez, 38, was removed from the cab and arrested.

More news: 2 SC Army National Guard soldiers killed in Upstate crash, officials say

Sanchez is facing a list of charges including criminal trespass and obstruction of a law enforcement officer.

While investigating the incident, officers said they learned that Sanchez was fired from the business in September 2023.

Police said Sanchez had visited the business several days prior and did something similar but never left the property.

No one was hurt during the chase.