You have to see this! Man breaks into car at auto business, employees use forklift to raise man in air until police arrive
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GETTING CREATIVE — Employees at an auto business in Ohio came up with a creative way to detain a man after he broke into one of their cars.
The employees at Arlington Auto Wrecking in Akron were tired of people breaking into their shop and stealing from them, according to 19 News. On Oct. 17, 2023, employees discovered a man had broken into one of their cars and was still inside. Employees claim this was the third time the man had broken in, and they weren’t going to let him get away.
While waiting for police to arrive, workers decided to get the forklift and raise the car with the man inside about 20 feet in the air.
“It was pretty impressive, honestly,” an officer is heard on body cam footage telling other officers after the incident.
Police said the 26-year-old man had a sawzall cutting tool, sawzall blades and several other hand tools.
“Alright man, well here’s the deal, there’s been a serious amount of break-ins and converters cut off (in this lot) and you got a sawzall and you’re in a private area of the business not open to the public,” an officer told the man. “So, what do you got the sawzall for?”
The man’s response: “Uh, copper to be honest brother, not gonna lie.”