Alabama man arrested for stealing airport police car
Montgomery AL May 15, 2023 An Alabama man is in custody after he allegedly stole a police vehicle from a regional airport early Saturday.
According to a tweet from the Montgomery Regional Airport, 30-year-old Gabriel Zachariah Jones of Montgomery was arrested and charged with first degree theft of property in the incident.
The incident happened around 4 a.m., according to Airport Police Chief Loyd Jenkins. The vehicle was recovered before Jones was, according to a release from the airport.
Prior to Jones’ arrest, the airport was offering two free first class plane tickets to any of the airport’s four nonstop destinations and free parking to anybody with information that led to an arrest.