The case involving a loaded truck that went missing from the Langfords Police Station compound is becoming more curious, as the vehicle reportedly was involved in an incident after allegedly being stolen.
According to police reports, the truck was seized during an investigation into the larceny of building materials and construction tools, and was secured and parked in the front of the station.
However, early Saturday morning, August 26, a constable alleged, someone brazenly drove off with the truck, which was still packed to capacity with the suspected stolen items.
He claimed the truck had turned right onto the Friars Hill Main Road, and that he gave chase immediately, but it was nowhere to be found.
However, a source tells REAL News that a Marble Hill resident reported being struck by lumber that fell from the truck as the driver was making his escape from the station.
Apparently, the victim went to the Langfords Police Station and reported that, while he was walking south on Friars Hill Road, at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, a Delta truck filled with lumber drove up behind him.
However, a source tells REAL News that a Marble Hill resident reported being struck by lumber that fell from the truck as the driver was making his escape from the station.
Apparently, the victim went to the Langfords Police Station and reported that, while he was walking south on Friars Hill Road, at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, a Delta truck filled with lumber drove up behind him.
Allegedly, as the truck passed, a length of lumber fell off and struck the man on his right shoulder and in the rib area.
He said the driver did not stop after the item fell from the truck, but continued on his way — which prompted the man to make a report to the station and request police assistance.
A source says the constable’s story is not adding up. If he had been following the truck on the Friars Hill Road, he would have seen this man and the lumber that fell from the vehicle, the critic says.
She maintains that the lawmen must have been in a deep sleep, only to wake up and discover the truck had been stolen from under their proverbial noses.
