Feb 21, 2008 11:00 pm US/Pacific
Downshift Boy! Dog Steals Truck In Azusa
AZUSA, Calif. (AP) ―
Dog-gone it, my truck's gone.
Police say Charles McCowan parked his pickup truck in front of an Azusa mini-mart Wednesday, leaving his 80-pound Boxer named Max in the passenger seat.
When he came out, the truck and Max were gone.
McCowan called police, assuming it had been stolen. When officers arrived, they found the truck across the street in a fast-food parking lot, but had no idea how it got there.
In security video shown Thursday, the truck can be seen rolling backward out of the store lot, across a busy street unscathed, and out of view.
Police say after McCowan left the truck, Max somehow released the parking and sent the vehicle rolling backward.
Max's driving skills are better than your average dog. Both he and the truck emerged without a scratch.
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