Sault Police say a suspected truck thief ran from the cops early Friday morning — hopping fences and sprinting through multiple backyards — before officers eventually caught up and placed him under arrest.
The incident began at approximately 4 a.m. on Nov. 24, when officers patrolling Pentagon Boulevard noticed a pickup truck, which had been reported stolen two days earlier, parked in a driveway.
When police approached the vehicle, the suspect allegedly bolted.
“Officers pursued the accused on foot and, despite further physical resistance, arrested them in the 400 block of McNabb Street,” says a news release issued today by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.
Further investigation revealed that the man was also a suspect in a Nov. 23 break-and-enter at a business in the 300 block of Lake Street, where property was damaged and a quantity of cash was stolen.
Joseph King, 38, is charged with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Resist Peace Officer
- Break and Enter – Intent to Commit Indictable Offence
- Mischief – Render Property Inoperative
- Theft – Under $5,000
- Operation While Prohibited
King was held in custody pending a bail hearing. None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.