A Georgia man was arrested after stealing a 75,000-pound frontloader from a waste management facility and taking police on a wild chase. He was finally caught after an employee of the facility tracked him down in another frontloader and used it to flip the suspect’s vehicle, officials said.
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. Dash camera and body camera footage released by police showed police and current employees attempting to stop the uncooperative suspect.
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.
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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…
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