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Suspected thief steals newspaper truck, hits patrol car

Police say the truck was stolen from a 7-Eleven on Fredericksburg Road and Medical Drive around 5 a.m.

SAN ANTONIO — Police say a man stole a newspaper truck and left a trail of damage along Fredericksburg Road Thursday morning.

Police say a man who was delivering newspapers to stores was filling up with gas at a 7-Eleven on Fredericksburg Road and Medical Drive around 5 a.m.

That's when police say another man jumped into the truck and took off. Officers chased him to the Budget Suites at Fredericksburg and Louis Pastuer.

Police ordered the man to get out of the truck, but he put the truck in reverse and hit a patrol car and a pillar at the motel.

He then drove down Fredericksburg and eventually ditched the truck. Officers say they did arrest him.

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