IA: Police chase stolen doughnut truck

**Hashishi** · 03-24-2008, 10:34 AM

Thought MJ.com might appreciate this one!

Quote:

Police chase stolen doughnut truck
3-21-'07 | Des Moines Register | by Jacqueline Lee

It sounds like a scene out of "Wayne's World" or "Tommy Boy," but police chased a doughnut delivery truck across Benton and Tama counties Thursday at speeds of up to 100 mph after the vehicle was reported stolen in Rock Island, Ill.

Sure enough, the nine police officers from four jurisdictions caught up with the doughnuts in the parking lot of a Hardee's restaurant in Toledo. There they arrested Frank Arthur Alvarado, 46, of Moline, Ill. Police said the truck had been stolen from Trinity Medical Hospital-West in Rock Island, where Alvarado was a patient.

The police-chasing-doughnuts angle sounds like fodder for Letterman and Leno, and Assistant Tama County Attorney Richard Vander Mey couldn't resist noting in a press release that "what strikes me as a bit out of the ordinary in this case is the number of officers who were able to respond. I don't know whether the fact that the stolen vehicle contained doughnuts has anything to do with that."

But Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera said that because the vehicle was unmarked, his officers had no idea they were chasing a doughnut truck and didn't see the humor in the incident.

"We handled it like any situation where the person refused to get out of the vehicle," Kucera said. "I was concerned for my officers' safety because we didn't know whether the driver was armed or not."

The matter began when doughnut truck driver Ryan Albright arrived at Trinity Medical Hospital-West, one of his 45 early-morning stops. As usual, he left the truck engine running while he delivered the pastries, to avoid engine wear and tear from the constant turning off and on.

Police say Alvarado, perhaps motivated by hunger or simply the desire to get out of the hospital before his release, ran from nearby bushes where he was hiding, commandeered the doughnut truck, and sped westward toward Iowa.

"We looked at the security cameras and saw that there was somebody in the bushes," said Tammy Brozovich, general manager of Donut Delite. "He jumped in the van and took off."

Law enforcement didn't catch up with the truck until it reached Benton County on U.S. Highway 30.

Eventually, nine officers joined the chase westward into Tama County, 135 miles from where the truck had been stolen. A Tama County deputy sheriff stopped the truck by ramming into it in the Toledo Hardee's parking lot at the intersection of U.S. highways 30 and 63.

Alvarado was arrested at gunpoint and charged with first-degree theft and numerous driving violations. He is being held at the Tama County Jail in Toledo.

The lawmen got their reward. Brozovich was so grateful to get her truck back that she gave the remaining doughnuts to the police and sheriff's deputies.

Jake · 03-24-2008, 02:00 PM

That is great! I'm glad that the cops got their just desserts

$moKeDanK · 03-24-2008, 09:25 PM

they really wanted those donuts

Freedom_User · 03-25-2008, 12:41 AM

"Don't perform the PIT move, for we will destroy all those delicious doughnuts inside!!"

Quote:

Alvarado was arrested at gunpoint and charged with first-degree theft and numerous driving violations including, endangering the life of delicious pastries. He is being held at the Tama County Jail in Toledo.

The report failed to mention that part.

Very funny read.

cj117 · 03-25-2008, 02:07 AM

I dunno why cops get such a rip for liking donuts, I mean hell donuts are awesome. True, there are a lot of fatties out there.
Actually, come to think of it, have you ever been pulled over by an overweight police officer? I've seen fat cops, sure, but never 'encountered' one..

Billy Shears · 03-25-2008, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cj117

I dunno why cops get such a rip for liking donuts, I mean hell donuts are awesome. True, there are a lot of fatties out there.
Actually, come to think of it, have you ever been pulled over by an overweight police officer? I've seen fat cops, sure, but never 'encountered' one..

I remember back in high school, the cops that would watch over all the football games were all borderline obese. It's a good feeling walking around that type of environment, knowing you can say just about anything to them, and out-jog them. Hell, you could probably crab walk away.

ADIDAS · 03-25-2008, 07:19 PM

Hahhahaahhahaha thats awesome.

03-24-2008, 02:00 PM	#2
Jake Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,612 Grams: 36,876.54 Thanks: 337 Thanked 991 Times in 599 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: -1.000%	That is great! I'm glad that the cops got their just desserts __________________

03-25-2008, 07:19 PM	#7
ADIDAS Represent. KY Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,824 Grams: 13,987.25 Thanks: 584 Thanked 375 Times in 246 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Hahhahaahhahaha thats awesome. __________________ All Day I Dream About Smoking

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

New To Site?	Need Help?
Advertising Register to Participate View Forum Leaders Contact Us	Frequently Asked Questions Did you forget your password? Mark Forums Read

Hot Products:

Orange Krush - Legal Bud

Black Magic Solid Smokes

Vapir One Vaporizer

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)