Update (11 a.m. Saturday):
A food truck and trailer that was stolen from an Arlington man's neighborhood have been recovered, police said.
Justin Williams said he saw several men return to his neighborhood in his stolen truck, so he called police and followed the men to a nearby apartment complex, where they wrecked his truck. His trailer was also at the apartment complex, Williams said.
The recovery happened about 5 p.m. at the Rush Creek Apartments in Arlington, police spokesman Lt. Chris Cook said.
Officers were called to the apartments, where Williams had reported that he found his stolen truck. An officer got behind the truck and turned on his lights when he saw the truck leave the front gate of the complex, Cook said.
The passenger then got out of the truck and walked toward the complex, and the driver got out and ran. The truck kept rolling on its own and struck a curb, Cook said. A third passenger also got out of the truck and ran toward the complex.
A witness then tackled the driver, and the officer handcuffed the driver, Cook said. Police found a gun on the driver. The two other suspects were arrested at the scene.
Police have not yet released the names of the suspects.
Original story:
At first, Justin Williams couldn't believe it. The small business he had built from the ground up three years ago was gone.
His food trailer, Roc Bottom Barbecue, and the new pickup truck he had bought to haul it, were stolen from the front of his West Arlington home, in the 1100 block of Angel Fire Lane.
"I built that trailer with my bare hands," said Williams. "This is my livelihood. This is the way I feed my kids.”
Thieves broke into his wife's SUV first, Williams said, and found the keys to his pickup truck inside.
"They got me, they broke me down, all the way down," said Williams. "My faith in God is strong and I just pray to God that they find my food truck and my truck."
According to Arlington Police, there were a half-dozen car break-ins in Williams' neighborhood early Friday morning. Williams' vehicle was the only one stolen.
"Honestly I don't know what I'm going to do,” he said. “Just pray.”
He changed the locks on his home Friday afternoon to make sure his family would be safe. How he'll provide for them is a bigger challenge.
"This is the way I buy Pampers and pay for daycare," said Williams. "Without that truck I'm just sitting still.”
Police are stepping up patrols in the area and reminding everyone to lock their car doors, and never leave keys inside.