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Eugene

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Wed Jun 6, 2018, 07:19 AM Jun 2018

Soldier steals armored vehicle, takes it on two-hour ride in Virginia: police

Source: Reuters

U.S. JUNE 6, 2018 / 1:23 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Soldier steals armored vehicle, takes it on two-hour ride in Virginia: police

Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - A soldier stole an armored personnel carrier from a National Guard base in Virginia on Tuesday and took the vehicle on a two-hour drive that ended in a police chase through downtown Richmond, the state capital, state police said.

The unidentified man took the vehicle at about 7:50 p.m. from Fort Pickett, a Army National Guard base in Blackstone, Virginia, state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said in an email to Reuters.

The suspect then drove the military vehicle, which was not equipped with any weaponry, east on Route 460 and then north into Richmond on Interstate 95 at about 40 miles (65 km) per hour, Geller said.

Once in Richmond, several police squads followed the armored personnel carrier, which travels on tracks similar to a tank, through downtown as it headed toward the Capitol building, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-virginia-armouredvehicle/soldier-steals-armored-vehicle-takes-it-on-two-hour-ride-in-virginia-police-idUSKCN1J20EZ



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Source: Washington Post

Armored military vehicle stolen from Fort Pickett; chase ensues

By MARTIN WEIL | The Washington Post | Published: June 6, 2018

An armored military vehicle was taken Tuesday night from Fort Pickett, a military installation in Virginia, and pursued over main roads to Richmond.

The vehicle, known as an armored personnel carrier, and equipped with treads reminiscent of a tank, came to a halt in a downtown Richmond, Virginia, intersection after leading law enforcement on a chase which began at the military installation. It was not immediately known why the vehicle stopped.


No shots or injuries were reported.

Matters began about 7:50 p.m., when the vehicle was driven away from Fort Pickett, in Nottoway County, Virginia, west of Richmond.

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Read more: https://www.stripes.com/armored-military-vehicle-stolen-from-fort-pickett-chase-ensues-1.531286
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