A Fairbanks man and his father and used a metal bed frame and a snow plow to detain a suspected truck thief.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/1FNDLzi) reports the truck owner was working at his father’s shop Monday when he heard his pickup being driven off. He gave chase and jumped into the truck bed.
The man told police he banged on the rear window, and when the suspect wouldn’t stop, used a metal bed frame to break it and strike the driver.
Meanwhile, the truck owner’s father had pulled up in a plow truck.
When the suspect attempted to flee, the father bumped him with the plow, knocking him down. The father and son restrained the suspect until police arrived.
The 49-year-old suspect has been charged with felony theft.
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Information from: Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com
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