A man was charged with DUI, theft and criminal mischief among other charges after he ran a front loader into an Anchorage Brown Jug liquor store in order to rob it at around 3 in the morning on Thursday.
The driver, identified by police as 38-year-old Joseph Martin, allegedly stole the front loader from a nearby construction site, according to police. He then proceeded to ram the Brown Jug, the forklift attachment demolishing the front entrance.
No citizens were harmed, however there is extensive property damage to the liquor store. After a brief pursuit, police apprehended Martin and he was charged with trespassing, theft, criminal mischief and a felony DUI.
Here’s a video of APD’s pursuit of Martin, courtesy of the Anchorage Police Department:
Wesley Early covers Anchorage life and city politics for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org and follow him on X at @wesley_early. Read more about Wesley here.
