Video shows truck thief hitting tow yard worker while ramming gate in Portland

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Video shows truck thief hitting tow yard worker while ramming gate
Portland police have released video of a truck thief who rammed a tow yward gate earlier this week.

PORTLAND, Oregon -- Police in Portland, Oregon have released video of a suspected truck thief who crashed through a tow yard gate injuring a worker earlier this week.



It happened on February 12 at a tow yard on North Kerby Avenue.



Police say one suspect can be seen on video crawling under a gate and later taking off in a 2016 Ford F150.



Video shows the worker trying to stop the thief, but the driver rams into the gate, nearly running over the man.



Two suspects, a man and a woman, are being sought at this time.



Police say they are looking for a 2016 Ford F150, charcoal in color, with matching canopy, bearing Oregon license plate 628JPG.



The worker was transported to an area hospital with significant, but non-life threatening injuries.

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