Utah Man Steals Excavator, Does Damage

KSL.com reports that Salt Lake City police arrested a man after they say he stole an excavator from a construction site, drove almost a mile, and caused significant damage by randomly digging up the ground.

The excavator was used to dig out parts of a sidewalk, parking lot, and grass, causing a ruptured water main and a destroying a Google Fiber fiber-optic cable that was recently installed, according to Salt Lake City police spokesman Brent Weisberg.

Police said the excavator was left running at a job site, and, for an unknown reason, a man drove it about a mile, including under the freeway. Then the man began using it in a supermarket parking lot.

Construction crew members and a large group of people helped prevent the man from leaving until police officers arrived.

Source: KSL.com