Video: Police catch man who stole U-Haul pickup truck, drove it into Detroit backyard
Michigan State Police share chopper footage of car chase, foot chase
Cassidy Johncox, Senior News Editor
Michigan State Police capture a man accused of stealing a U-Haul pickup truck, leading police on a chase in Detroit on April 2, 2022. Photo courtesy of video shared by MSP. (Michigan State Police)
DETROIT – Michigan State Police have apprehended a man who is accused of stealing a U-Haul pickup truck, leading police on a chase on Detroit’s west side.
According to MSP, on Saturday, April 2, officers were attempting to pull over a U-Haul pickup truck that was reported stolen. The driver can be seen evading police, then parking the vehicle in the backyard of a Detroit home on Sorrento Avenue near Puritan Avenue and Meyers Road.
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The suspect then exited the truck and fled the scene on foot. MSP tweeted chopper footage of the incident -- you can watch below.
Here is the video from Trooper 2 as troopers were attempting to stop a U Haul pick up that was reported stolen. No one was hurt and the bad guy is in jail. Another great job troopers and MSP aviation keeping Michiganders safe! pic.twitter.com/pjFfd9PCH4