Police Say the Man Stole a TrucklHauling Portable Restrooms in Santa Monica Before Fleeing
Authorities arrested a man Sunday afternoon after he allegedly carjacked a truck loaded with portable toilets in Santa Monica and later crashed it along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, as reported by CBS LA News.
Police said the incident began around 2:50 p.m. near Third Street and Arizona Avenue, close to the Third Street Promenade, when the suspect took a Ford F-550 commercial truck towing a trailer of portable restrooms. The suspect reportedly claimed to have a weapon during the carjacking before speeding away northbound on PCH.
A short time later, the California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a hit-and-run crash near Big Rock Drive involving the stolen truck. Officers found the vehicle but not the suspect, who had fled the scene on foot.
By 4:20 p.m., the man was located near the Big Rock Beach shoreline and taken into custody without incident, authorities said. He was found naked in the ocean by authorities and escorted wearing a towel from Big Rock Beach. No firearm was recovered during the arrest.
Investigators said one of the portable toilets detached from the trailer and fell onto the roadway near PCH and Sunset Boulevard during the pursuit.
No injuries were reported in the crash.
