Watch S.C. Police Officers Pursue Excavator in 3 MPH Chase
What to know
- North Charleston police pursued an excavator for over an hour at 3 mph after responding to a burglary alarm.
- SWAT and drone units during the chase, which ended when the suspect was arrested after abandoning the excavator and fleeing on foot.
- No injuries were reported, but the suspect caused significant property damage and faces multiple charges.
South Carolina police were caught in a slow speed chase of a stolen excavator this week after the suspect caused thousands of dollars damage before he was arrested after a pursuit of over an hour.
The incident happened early Sunday when North Charleston police were responding to a burglar alarm, the department stated in a social media post. When officers reached the scene, they noticed significant damage to the building and saw a suspicious excavator traveling on the highway.
Police tried to pull over the heavy piece of construction equipment, but the operator refused to stop. That kicked off a chase that lasted for over an hour and only reached roughly 3 mph, according to The (Charleston) Post and Courier.
"Due to the unusual circumstances of the pursuit our SWAT and Drone teams were notified and deployed," the department stated.
Finally, the suspect stopped the excavator and fled on foot into a wooded area at the Charleston County Fairgrounds. A K-9 was deployed, and the suspect was apprehended.
No one was injured in the incident, and the suspect faces multiple charges.
"The moral of the story: You can’t get away from NCPD, especially if you’re operating an excavator," the department stated.
