Police arrest man for stealing dump truck in N. Phoenix
Police say the suspect took the dump truck from or near ASU West.
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Posted: 01/02/2013
PHOENIX - A suspect has been arrested after he allegedly stole a dump truck from a construction site in the northwest Valley.
Phoenix police Sgt. Trent Crump said the truck was taken from a construction site on or near ASU West near 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road early Wednesday morning.
Crump said the police department's helicopter spotted the vehicle and after a short foot pursuit in a residential neighborhood the suspect was taken into custody near 43rd Avenue and Sweetwater Avenue.
Crump said the suspect had tried to take a couple of cars from a nearby McDonald's restaurant parking lot but was unsuccessful.
Police have not yet identified the suspect.
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