Sedate chase leads to arrest
NZPA-AP Greensburg A man was charged with stealing a forklift after leading the police on one of the slowest chases on record.
“I guess you could say we had a high-speed chase at seven miles an hour,” said Lieutenant Ronald Waugaman. Clinton Gandy, aged 48, allegedly hopped on the 1981 Caterpillar tow motor, turned the keys that had been left in the ignition and drove off. An employee of Overly
Manufacturing Company, which owns the vehicle, called the police, and a cruiser with flashing lights and a blaring siren caught up with the crawling machine.
“When he saw the car, he just turned around, smiled, waved and kept on going,” Lieutenant Waugaman said. Gandy finally pulled over and was arrested. He was arraigned on charges of theft, receiving stolen property and drunken driving.
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Press, 25 January 1989, Page 29
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