A man has been arrested days after police say he stole a police cruiser from the University of the District of Columbia, and then took the car on a shopping trip to Lowe's.
Donald Gladden, 50, was arrested Wednesday and charged with theft and theft from a motor vehicle, D.C. police said.
Police said Gladden stole the gray Ford Explorer cruiser from the UDC campus in the 4200 block of Connecticut Avenue NW just before 4 a.m. Friday. The vehicle was clearly marked with the word "police" and included a badge.
Surveillance video police shared before the arrest showed a man get out of the SUV and walk into a Lowe's store. Cameras inside the store captured him strolling around and filling his cart with paper towels and laundry detergent. He then left the store and loaded his purchases into the cruiser.
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Police later recovered the vehicle in the Truxton Circle area of Northwest D.C.
