{"id":2106720,"date":"2023-11-23T17:47:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T22:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/911-operator-cant-help-but-laugh-when-she-hears-what-wrecking-yard-forklift-operator-did-to-suspected-thief\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T17:50:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T22:50:04","slug":"911-operator-cant-help-but-laugh-when-she-hears-what-wrecking-yard-forklift-operator-did-to-suspected-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/911-operator-cant-help-but-laugh-when-she-hears-what-wrecking-yard-forklift-operator-did-to-suspected-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"911 operator bursts into laughter upon hearing what a forklift operator at a wrecking yard did to a suspected thief"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F911-operator-cant-help-but-laugh-when-she-hears-what-wrecking-yard-forklift-operator-did-to-suspected-thief%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2106720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ohio Police Dispatcher Laughs at Wrecking Yard&#8217;s Ingenious Solution to Catch Suspected Thief<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Wonderful, that\u2019s the greatest thing I\u2019ve ever heard,&#8221; said an Ohio police dispatcher with a laugh. &#8220;We \u2064will get somebody\u200c out to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The dispatcher was amused by the predicament\u2062 of a man reported breaking into a vehicle at Akron\u2019s Arlington Auto Wrecking.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/911-operator-cant-help-but-laugh-when-she-hears-what-wrecking-yard-forklift-operator-did-to-suspected-thief\/\" title=\"911 operator bursts into laughter upon hearing what a forklift operator at a wrecking yard did to a suspected thief\">quick-thinking yard worker trapped<\/a> the man by \u2064using a forklift to lift the car 20 feet into \u2064the air, Cleveland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland19.com\/2023\/10\/20\/akron-auto-business-finds-criminal-car-take-matters-into-their-own-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WOIO-TV<\/a> \u200b reported.<\/p>\n<p>Police bodycam\u200b footage aired by \u200bFox News\u200c showed \u2064the car held aloft\u200c until lowered \u200cfor an arrest of 26-year-old Alexander Funk. He was charged with criminal trespassing and possessing of\u2062 criminal tools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the latest video at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\">foxnews.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was not only the police dispatcher laughing at the way their suspect was captured. \u2063Police were all smiles as they recounted the\u200d incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He broke into a car at the junkyard,&#8221; one \u2063officer told laughing colleagues. &#8220;And before he could get out \u2014\u200c he\u2019s done it before \u2014 they got like a forklift, and they had him, I\u2019m not kidding, like 20 feet off the\u200d ground, so when we got there\u200c he went right into custody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time Arlington Auto Wrecking has had this kind of problem and\u200d its employees told police they\u2019re tired of thieves breaking into their facilities, WOIO reported.<\/p>\n<p>So\u200b when they found a man on the property one afternoon in October, \u200dthey were determined not to let him escape.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re\u200c having a lot of trouble here with people stealing stuff and everything,&#8221;\u200c a wrecking yard employee said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And \u200cwe got a guy that\u2019s passed out or\u2063 crashed in one of our vehicles\u200d in our\u2062 yard and \u200bI got the vehicle picked up with the loader and he\u2019s probably 20 feet in the air now and I refuse to drop this thing to let him out and run,&#8221; according to the employee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean we\u2019ve\u200d just \u200chad so much problems here with theft and catalytic converters and just fires and everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Funk has had previous incidents with the law. There was a warrant out for\u2064 him for disorderly conduct and he\u2019s \u200cbeen convicted of drug abuse, criminal trespassing and entering a condemned building.<\/p>\n<p>Funk\u2019s \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/north-dakota-man-facing-serious-charges-planned-attack-kill-trump-stolen-forklift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forklift capture<\/a> apparently \u2062was his third incident with Arlington Auto Wrecking, but it was the first time he had been \u200ccaught.<\/p>\n<p>When arrested, Funk had a backpack with a saw, saw blades and other hand tools, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps\u2062 Mr. Funk has learned a lesson \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alleged-catalytic-converter-thief-found-crushed-death-car-attempting-steal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime doesn\u2019t pay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And try something at Arlington Auto Wrecking in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/akron-cancels-july-4th-celebrations-police-shooting-snow-plows-now-form-desperate-defensive-line-outside-local-precinct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akron<\/a> and there may be some rude surprises along the way.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note \u2064from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Every morning, we at \u2062The Western\u200c Journal wake up and pursue our \u200cmission of giving you the\u200d important information \u2062you\u200b need about what\u2019s happening in America.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We \u200ccan\u2019t do\u2064 that without your help<\/b><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>America has been on the receiving end of \u2063false narratives. 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Our faithful donors and subscribers have kept us going.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you\u2019ve never chosen to donate, let me be honest: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">We need your help today<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please don\u2019t wait \u2064one minute. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">Donate right now<\/a> \u2013 our situation in America is dire. \u2063Our\u200d country hangs by a thread, and The Western Journal stands for truth in this difficult time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand with us by\u2064 donating today.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Floyd \u2062G. Brown<br \/>\nFounder of The Western Journal<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post\u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/911-operator-cant-help-laugh-hears-wrecking-yard-forklift-operator-suspected-thief\/\">911 Operator Can&#8217;t Help but Laugh\u200d When\u2064 She Hears What Wrecking Yard \u2064Forklift Operator \u200cDid to Suspected Thief<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did the employee at\u200d Arlington Auto Wrecking use a forklift to trap the\u2063 suspect attempting \u200bto break into a vehicle?\u200c <\/h2>\n<p><span>  This article highlights an incident in which a man attempting to break \u2062into a vehicle at Arlington Auto Wrecking \u2064in Akron,\u2063 Ohio was \u2063caught in a \u200brather unusual and ingenious way. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employees-foil-attempted-smash-and-grab-at-california-jewelry-store\/\" title=\"Employees thwarted a smash-and-grab at a California jewelry store.\">quick-thinking employee<\/a> used a forklift to\u2062 lift the\u200b car 20 feet \u200cinto the air, effectively \u200dtrapping the suspect until the police arrived. The story has garnered attention\u200c and amusement, \u2062not just from the police dispatcher, but also from the arresting officers.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was captured on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-shows-horrifying-moment-cops-rescued-starved-beaten-kids-from-cages-in-las-vegas-home\/\" title=\"Video captures cops saving malnourished, abused kids from cages in Las Vegas residence.\">police \u200dbodycam footage<\/a>, which shows the car being held aloft until the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Alexander Funk, was arrested. Funk has been charged with criminal trespassing \u2064and possession of criminal tools.\u200d It\u200b turns\u2062 out that this was not the first time Arlington Auto Wrecking had faced such situations. Employees reported multiple incidents of theft, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-announces-267-million-in-grants-to-stop-retail-theft\/\" title=\"Newsom allocates 7M grants to combat retail theft.\">catalytic converter thefts<\/a>, fires, and other criminal activities on their premises.<\/p>\n<p>Funk&#8217;s forklift capture was not his first\u200c encounter\u2062 with Arlington\u200b Auto\u200b Wrecking, but \u200cit was the first \u2062time he had been caught. The arrest revealed that Funk had a backpack containing a saw, saw\u2062 blades, and other hand tools. His criminal history includes previous convictions for disorderly conduct, drug abuse,\u2062 criminal trespassing, and entering\u2062 a condemned building. This \u200dincident serves as a \u200breminder that crime does not\u200b pay.<\/p>\n<p>The article concludes by emphasizing the importance \u200bof the \u200cincident and the message it sends &#8211; that thieves should think twice before attempting any criminal activities at Arlington \u200bAuto Wrecking in Akron. It\u200b highlights the\u2063 determination of the \u200cemployees to protect their property and the willingness of the police to engage\u200d in lighthearted banter \u2064about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, this article reports on an incident\u200b where\u2062 a suspected thief \u200dwas apprehended in a\u2064 creative and entertaining manner at Arlington Auto\u200c Wrecking. It underscores the persistence of \u200cthe \u200bemployees in \u200dprotecting\u2063 their property and\u2064 sends a stern message to\u2062 potential criminals. The incident has garnered attention and amusement from the police \u2062and the wider community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trap him inside the vehicle until the police arrived. 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