{"id":10328,"date":"2018-06-08T15:45:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T19:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inkasarmored.com\/?p=10328"},"modified":"2022-10-04T09:42:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:42:26","slug":"was-yesterdays-news-of-a-stolen-armored-vehicle-preventable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inkasarmored.com\/was-yesterdays-news-of-a-stolen-armored-vehicle-preventable\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Yesterday\u2019s News of a Stolen Armored Vehicle Preventable?"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you didn\u2019t catch the news out of Virginia this week, you might have missed the story of a police chase with a runaway armored vehicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, June 5th, police were tasked with a two-hour chase with an M577 armored personnel carrier driven by a Virginia National Guard soldier found to be driving under the influence. The chase took police along major highways, following the vehicle at a maximum speed of 40 MPH, before ending with an arrest in downtown Richmond.<\/p>\n The M577 armored command vehicle was taken from Fort Pickett, a National Guard base in Blackstone, Virginia. During routine training, Joshua Philip Yabut allegedly decided to drive away in the vehicle. The M577 is an armored personnel carrier (APC) and has been used by the US and foreign militaries since the 1960s.<\/p>\n The news was both a spectacle and a major story due to the unusual vehicle choice for a joy ride, and social media posts and videos from onlookers quickly made the story go viral. But how did this happen? Armored vehicles like the one stolen by this soldier are usually held in extremely secure conditions and equipped with all the safeguards one would expect from a military vehicle.<\/p>\n Stolen Tank running from cops through broad street! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 . . . . . . . #tank #richmond #stolentank #gta #richmondva #rva #804 #vcu #news #cnn #foxnews #fox #cnnnews #rvanews #richmondnews #virginianews This footage is managed exclusively by Viralvideouk.com. If you wish to license this footage please contact info@viralvideouk.com For more viral videos check here https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/viralvideouk1<\/a><\/p>\n A post shared by Bradley Fairfield<\/a> (@blackbankmedia) on <\/h6>\n
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