December 24, 2010 Man steals Alabama police car and drives it home www.privateofficer.com
MOBILE, Alabama Dec 24 2010 – Mobile police say a man stole a police car and led officers on a short chase. It happened Thursday morning at a local restaurant.
Sheila Collins says she doesn’t understand why police say her son stole a police car.
“This hurt me,” said Collins.
Officers say the crime happened Thursday morning at the downtown McDonald’s restaurant.
Investigators say Dedric Lucky was jumping on the hood of an SUV.
His strange behavior lead police to respond.
“The officer began to talk to Dedrick Lucky,” said officer Chris Levy.
That’s when police say Lucky started running from the officer.
“Mr. Lucky then jumped into the passenger side of his patrol car, crawled over to the driver’s seat, and stole his patrol car,” said Levy.
Police chased Lucky from Government Street to Epinet Drive.
“Turns out that was his parents address that he ran to,” said Levy.
While en route, Lucky called his mother while he was being chased.
“He said I’m driving the police car and they gonna shoot me,” said Collins,” And my son pulled that police car up in my yard and he was driving it and I couldn’t believe it.”
No shots were fired and police were able to arrest Lucky.
But his father tried to talk police into taking him to a local hospital for mental evaluation.
“You need to take him to USA to get some help. Anyone who would steal a police car, knows something is wrong,” said father Booker Collins.
Lucky is now facing several charges.
Police say the officer, whose car was stolen, will not be disciplined.
They say it’s usual practice for officers to leave their cars running, while responding to a call.
“In this particular case, it seems pretty clear, Mr. Lucky stole the police. Mr. Lucky refused to stop for the officers. He created this situation,” said Levy.
Collins realizes she can’t control her son because he is an adult.
But that reality does not help a mother’s worry.
“My son wasn’t brought up in no trash,” said Collins.
Now Collins says her only option is to help her child, even if he is in trouble.
Lucky is facing many charges including leaving the scene of an accident.
Police say when he stole the car, he hit an SUV on the way out of the parking lot.
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