Video: Boy, 12, accused of stealing forklift, driving wrong way through city
Dubai: A 12-year-old boy has been arrested in Australia after allegedly stealing a forklift and driving it against traffic through central Adelaide, narrowly avoiding a collision with a bus. The incident happened around 10.45pm on Tuesday, October 13, when a bus driver spotted the forklift travelling on the wrong side of Grote Street and alerted police. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download…
A young boy allegedly stole a forklift and drove it the wrong way through central Adelaide on Tuesday evening, according to South Australian police. The incident occurred around 10:45 pm on October 13. A bus driver noticed the forklift traveling on the wrong side of Grote Street and alerted the police. Officers conducted a search and discovered the forklift abandoned in a nearby car park on Franklin Street.
City CCTV footage helped identify the suspect, a 12-year-old from Park Holme, a suburb of Adelaide. The boy was arrested at around 1am on October 14 on Market Street. He was charged with the illegal use of the forklift and released on bail, with his next appearance set for November 18. Police are seeking anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the incident to contact Crime Stoppers, though they have not disclosed how the boy obtained the forklift or where he took it from.
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