Pedestrian says he was struck by falling lumber as driver of stolen truck fled south on Friars Hill Road

The case involving a loaded truck that went missing from the
Langfords Police Station compound is becoming more curious, as
the vehicle reportedly was involved in an incident after allegedly
being stolen.

According to police reports, the truck was seized during an
investigation into the larceny of building materials and construction
tools, and was secured and parked in the front of the station.
However, early Saturday morning, August 26, a constable alleged,
someone brazenly drove off with the truck, which was still packed
to capacity with the suspected stolen items.

He claimed the truck had turned right onto the Friars Hill Main
Road, and that he gave chase immediately, but it was nowhere to be
found.

However, a source tells REAL News that a Marble Hill resident
reported being struck by lumber that fell from the truck as the
driver was making his escape from the station.

Apparently, the victim went to the Langfords Police Station and
reported that, while he was walking south on Friars Hill Road, at
about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, a Delta truck filled with
lumber drove up behind him.

Allegedly, as the truck passed, a length of lumber fell off and struck
the man on his right shoulder and in the rib area.

He said the driver did not stop after the item fell from the truck, but
continued on his way — which prompted the man to make a report
to the station and request police assistance.

A source says the constable’s story is not adding up. If he had been
following the truck on the Friars Hill Road, he would have seen this
man and the lumber that fell from the vehicle, the critic says.

She maintains that the lawmen must have been in a deep sleep, only
to wake up and discover the truck had been stolen from under their
proverbial noses.