Man steals sandwich then flees on forklift

Police in Ross Township have arrested a man after they said he stole a sandwich from a restaurant and then tried to flee in a forklift parked nearby. Police said Sean Faulkner ordered food from Sieb’s Pub on Babcock Boulevard and ran out the door without paying. Employee Karie Donatelli said that Faulkner “just was very weird. We were very leery of him.”

Witnesses told investigators Faulkner then tried to leave in a forklift parked in a nearby lot, police said. “The forklift doesn't travel fast, so I don't know that he was able to make a speedy escape,” said Detecive Brian Kohlhepp.



Faulkner, who was found by responding officers sitting in the forklift, told them that he saw the keys inside and drove it to a parking lot next door to Sieb’s, police said. “Apparently, he was tired of walking, and he said he saw the forklift with the keys in it, and it seemed like a good idea at the time,” said Kohlhepp.

“We've had construction vehicle thefts, but I don't know that anyone took one and used it as the getaway vehicle.” Sieb also admitted to taking the sandwich without paying, police said. Faulkner was charged with theft and receiving stolen property. “I hope something like that never happens again, but it was very funny,” said Donatelli.

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