A man was arrested after he was found hiding in a trash can.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, a Huber Heights officer initiated a traffic stop on Monday, but when the suspect vehicle stopped, the driver got out and ran away.
The driver has since been identified as Jonathan McMillan, 27.
The officer briefly lost sight of McMillan and set up a perimeter in the area.
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“As luck would have it, ‘Oscar the Grouch’ — as we’ve nicknamed our suspect — appeared at just the right place and the right time,” Huber Heights Police said in a social media post.
The department shared a dash camera video showing a sanitation worker pushing a trash bin up to the back of a trash truck.
When the worker opens the lid, they jump back and then start pointing at the bin.
As the officer pulls the cruiser up, McMillan pops up, jumps out, and starts to run away.
Huber Heights police told News Center 7 that McMillan made it several apartments away before officers caught up to him and arrested him.
“Thanks to the impressive athletic ability and swift response of our very own Officer Perez, the suspect was safely apprehended,” the department said.
McMillan was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on obstructing official business and resisting arrest. He also had a warrant from Miami County.
Huber Heights police gave him a warning for the traffic violation that started the chase.
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