Man arrested after 70-block joyride in stolen FedEx truck in Manhattan
It occurred simply after 10 a.m., when officers responded to a 911 name of a Fed Ex truck stolen from the intersection of East twenty eighth Road and First Avenue in Kips Bay.
The keys had been within the ignition and the car was unoccupied on the time of the larceny.
The alleged perpetrator, 60-year-old Daryl Williams, drove the truck up First Avenue to East 103rd Road in East Harlem, the place he crashed right into a parked automotive, in line with authorities.
Police say Williams tried to flee the scene with packages from contained in the truck, however he was positioned below arrest by two NYPD officers who noticed him attempting to run away with the packing containers.
The wild journey of 1 very formidable bundle pirate resulted in #EastHarlem when POs Saidmurodov & Kim noticed the thief hauling away loot after crashing on 1st Ave. On the lam for 70 blocks, he received no additional as these officers swooped in to recuperate the @FedEx truck and its cargo. pic.twitter.com/3Itw7vkjDF
— NYPD twenty third Precinct (@NYPD23Pct) November 9, 2021
There have been no accidents reported.
Williams is charged with grand larceny, unauthorized use of a car, and prison possession of stolen property.
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