DAYTON -- A man was arrested for stealing a 70-inch flat-screen television after he was captured first on surveillance video and then spotted by police driving a reportedly stolen vehicle with the TV in the back.
After police reported the incident and the description of the suspect, dispatchers said another officer had seen the suspect in the Chevrolet Astro with a 70-inch TV in the back.
Eric Gibson, 36, of Dayton was charged with breaking and entering after police discovered a vent on the back door to Rooster's restaurant had been broken and used to gain entry.
Gibson was positively identified by police and taken to jail.
Earlier coverage:
Man Arrested after Attempted Robbery
HARRISON TOWNSHIP -- Police bust a guy trying to steal a flat screen TV in a stolen minivan.
Police tried to pull him over in Harrison Township around 3:00 Thursday morning. The suspect got out and ran but did not get very far. Police caught up with him at the corner of Fair Oaks and Nottingham Road. He was arrested and taken into custody.
After police reported the incident and the description of the suspect, dispatchers said another officer had seen the suspect in the Chevrolet Astro with a 70-inch TV in the back.
Eric Gibson, 36, of Dayton was charged with breaking and entering after police discovered a vent on the back door to Rooster's restaurant had been broken and used to gain entry.
Gibson was positively identified by police and taken to jail.
Earlier coverage:
Man Arrested after Attempted Robbery
HARRISON TOWNSHIP -- Police bust a guy trying to steal a flat screen TV in a stolen minivan.
Police tried to pull him over in Harrison Township around 3:00 Thursday morning. The suspect got out and ran but did not get very far. Police caught up with him at the corner of Fair Oaks and Nottingham Road. He was arrested and taken into custody.