Drunken man steals bulldozer for ride home, cops say
Posted: November 19, 2014 - 4:20am

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) -- A drunken New Jersey man stole a bulldozer in order to get a ride home -- and left a trail of destruction in his path -- police here say. Christopher Russell, 30, tried to maneuver the bulldozer through West Hudson Park. The machine leveled signs, three benches, a tree, a drinking fountain, and left a maze of tracks in the grass. Harrison Police Capt. Mike Green tells the Jersey Journal that Russell told officers he was cold and was trying to ride home to Newark. Russell was charged with driving while intoxicated, criminal mischief, leaving the scene of an accident, and theft of the bulldozer.