A man in was arrested on Saturday for stealing an excavator from a building site before driving it to a supermarket nearby and tearing up its parking lot apart, ripping water pipes and fiber optic cables. Omar Ortega, 46, was booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail on charges of felony theft and felony criminal mischief after the incident took place around noon.His motive for stealing the machinery and driving to a Smith grocery store on 828 South 900 West remain unclear.
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