Man steals garbage truck, runs from police

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A Florida man stole a garbage truck before leading police on a chase through Orlando and busy neighboring cities, WKMG-TV Orlando reported.

Investigators said the driver, temp worker Robert Green, was leading police on a wild chase, refusing to stop and coming close to parades and other holiday events Saturday.

Green is believed to have stolen the garbage truck from Orlando's Waste Management Services.

"He drove for a good nine miles on the rims alone, tearing up the road," Local 6's Jessica Sanchez said. "They say Robert Green was a desperate, suicidal man who chose a very public and dangerous way to display that."

"There were several different holiday parades and other events going on, so this was absolutely paramount that we stop this subject," said Seminole County sheriff's Lt. Don Rufo. "He was yelling out the window at various times, 'You are going to have to kill me.'"

As it turned out, Green was taken into custody alive.