Michigan boy, 12, steals FORKLIFT and leads cops on crazed chase

Police in Michigan have arrested a 12-year-old boy who they stated led them on a prolonged chase in a stolen forklift.

Authorities have been referred to as to Forsythe Middle School at about 6:45 p.m. Saturday on a report of a stolen forklift. 

Officers discovered the forklift heading south by town and gave chase at speeds between 15 and 20 mph.

While in pursuit, the boy hit at the least ten parked automobiles with the almost 35,000-pound forklift. 

The driver, later recognized solely as a 12-year-old Ann Arbor boy, lastly stopped the Construction Genie GTH-636 Telehandler and was taken into custody at about 8 p.m.

Police in Michigan have arrested a 12-year-old boy who they stated led them on a prolonged chase in a stolen forklift

Dashcam video reveals an officer saying he is ‘attempting to cease’ the boy however ‘he is nonetheless going.’ 

The complete time, he drove the forklift with none lights on, Ann Arbor police officers stated. 

‘Multiple officers initiated a pursuit of the car at speeds of 15 to 20mph with emergency lights and sirens on,’ police shared. 

‘During the pursuit, the motive force of the stolen car traveled by the Georgetown Boulevard neighborhood, putting roughly ten parked automobiles.’ 

They lastly stopped chasing him after a half hour as he drove throughout a neighborhood bridge.

‘At that point deputies with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office picked up the pursuit and adopted the car till the motive force stopped at roughly 7:53pm within the space of M-14 and Gotfredson,’ police said. 

Police later found the forklift had been left unlocked with a key hidden within the cab.

‘This was a really harmful scenario that would’ve simply ended with severe accidents,’ police added. 

Authorities have been referred to as to Forsythe Middle School at about 6:45 p.m. Saturday on a report of a stolen forklift

In this picture taken from video supplied by the Ann Arbor Police Department, a patrol automobile chases a stolen forklift driving by the streets of Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Police say the forklift was being pushed by a 12-year-old boy

The 12-year-old had stolen the forklift from Forsythe Middle School

Officers discovered the forklift heading south by town and gave chase at speeds between 15 and 20 mph

No one was harm within the incident, which passed off the night of the Michigan-Ohio State faculty soccer sport.

The 12-year-old driver was later booked on the Washtenaw County Youth Center.

A spokesperson for Ann Arbor colleges stated the forklift is on the faculty presently to work on renovations. 

The contest is routinely a vacation spot occasion for vacationers and attracts 100,000 to Ann Arbor’s Michigan Stadium yearly.  

Police are nonetheless investigating the incident as against the law.