Suspect dubbed 'Oscar the Grouch' caught hiding in trash can, video shows

HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Police dashcam video shows a sanitation worker getting a big shock when a suspect pops out of a trash bin.

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Dashcam video from the Huber Heights Police Department was shared on social media.

Police said the suspect ran off during a routine traffic stop.

As the officer was searching for the area for the suspect, a sanitation worker was moving a trash bin.

The worker opens the bin and jumps up in a startle when he sees a man hiding.

The suspect then jumps out of the bin and starts to run, video shows.

However, the cop ran after him and placed him into custody.

Police dubbed the suspect "Oscar the Grouch."

It was not clear what charges the suspect could face.