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Cops confounded by Covington car caper

A man got away with a stolen car in Covington Tuesday night, and the thief used an unusual method to escape: a forklift.

Covington police are searching for the man who hopped on a forklift and used it to break through a metal fence at Ginn Chevrolet, Channel 2 Action News reported.

“First time that I can recall where somebody used a forklift to basically knock a hole and an escape route,” Covington police Capt. Ken Malcolm told Channel 2.

Police said he spent nearly an hour walking through the parking lot to pick out the right vehicle to steal, Channel 2 reported.

“He just was basically shopping for a vehicle,” Malcolm told the news station.

He settled on a 2017 Ford Mustang that had been brought in for repairs, Channel 2 reported. Then he broke into the shop and found the keys for the forklift.

“This is obviously someone who had some knowledge on how to operate a forklift and was able to utilize it to gain his escape,” Malcolm told the news station.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Covington police at 770-786-7605.

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