Maybe he was bored?
A Utah man was charged after stealing an excavator from a construction site, driving to a grocery store near 1.5 km, and digging a parking lot.
Salt Lake City police said police began receiving calls around noon on Saturday for a man digging grass and sidewalks "randomly" outside Smith's grocery store. }mentioned in the news release.
"This is something you don't see every day. Someone stole an excavator and drove nearly a mile to 800 South 900 West, where they began to tear the ground," police tweeted. Did.
This is something you don't see every day. Someone stole the excavator and drove nearly a mile to 800 South 900 West, where it began to tear the ground. The suspect has been detained and the utility crew is assessing the damage. #slc #slcpd #saltlakecity pic.twitter.com/VSfnR44xOp
— Salt Lake City Police (@slcpd)August 6, 2022
"The suspect has been detained and the utility crew is assessing the damage."
Police said the man Claimed to have hit a water pipe and tore a recently installed optical fiber utility line.
"The full extent of the damage is still under evaluation," police said, adding that no injuries were reported.
The suspect was stopped from leaving the store until witnesses and construction workers who allegedly took the excavator running on the scene arrived at the police.
Omar Ortega, 46, was charged with felony theft and felony criminal mischief.
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