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Joyriding Fire Truck Thief In Canada Tasered After Crashing, Trying To Hit Pedestrians Joyriding Fire Truck Thief In Canada Tasered After Crashing, Trying To Hit Pedestrians
Joyriding Fire Truck Thief In Canada Tasered After Crashing, Trying To Hit Pedestrians A man stole a fire truck and went on a joyride in Canada on Friday, hitting a vehicle and nearly taking out several pedestrians while being chased by police. Winnipeg police officers deployed two sets of road spikes to deflate the tires on the stolen truck, which eventually forced it to a stop beneath a highway overpass. They then used a Taser to subdue the combative driver. The running truck was stolen during a medical call, authorities said. It hit a vehicle into a utility pole that came crashing down, then barreled into Winnipeg's Central Park, nearly hitting several people. Winnipeg …

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by Jerry DeMarco