Thief makes off with forklift from Daley Plaza in Loop, doesn't get far

Someone jumped behind the wheel of a forklift in the Loop's Daley Plaza in the predawn hours but didn't get very far, Chicago police said.

The thief took the vehicle about 3:50 a.m. in the first block of West Washington Boulevard after entering a secure location and damaging a window, police said.

The forklift was found a short time later in the first block of West Madison Avenue, and no injuries were reported.

No one was arrested and Area 3 detectives are investigating.