A Michigan man is behind bars after stealing a dog at gun point and then leading police on a chase in a stolen tree trimming truck before crashing it into a tree while high on drugs, Fox 2 Detroit reported.
According to the Michigan State Police, around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, officers were notified about a tree trimming truck driving recklessly around Brighton Township.
Police said they received several calls from people saying the driver of a tree-trimming truck was swerving all over the road, hit several mailboxes, and nearly hit other vehicles head-on, and was possibly armed and high on meth, Fox 2 reported.
Officers told Fox 2 they learned that the truck was stolen and had been the same truck they were pursuing earlier in the day, but had suspended the pursuit after the truck struck a police vehicle.
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Michigan State Police said a man is behind bars facing several charges after an incident unfolded on Saturday afternoon involving a stolen tree trimming truck. (Michigan State Police)
Additionally, officers believed the suspect, a 35-year-old man from Redford, had also reportedly stolen a dog at gunpoint before fleeing from police.
Michigan State Police said they were able to apprehend and arrest the man, with the help of a K-9 officer, after he crashed into a tree and led troopers on a short foot chase. Police said the man was found hiding inside a large Rubbermaid container at a nearby home.
A 35-year-old man stole a tree-trimming truck, then a person’s dog at gunpoint, lead police on a chase that ended when he hit a police cruiser and got away from police before crashing into a tree and being arrested, police said. (Michigan State Police/FB)
The man told troopers that he had taken meth or another unknown drug while he was driving the stolen truck, Fox 2 reported. He also admitted to running from Redford police and to stealing a dog, but said that the dog jumped out of the vehicle, and it is still missing, police said.
The driver was taken to Livingston County Jail on numerous charges, including operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and unlawful driving away of an automobile.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Michigan State Police for more information.
