The owners, a national equipment rental company, of a 2011Melroe Bobcat mini excavator contacted the Huntersville Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from a secure fenced storage area. The mini excavator was secure in the fenced area on the previous Friday at the close of the business. The following Tuesday, employees discovered

The owner of a 2011 Scion TC contacted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from their residence’s driveway on Eagles Landing Drive, northwest of downtown Charlotte.  The owner had left the Scion running and unattended in the driveway while going back into the home to pick up personal belongings.  As

The owners of a 2007 Honda Odyssey contacted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) to report that their vehicle was stolen from their apartment complex parking lot.  The owners had parked their Honda in the back of their apartment building the night before around 11:30PM.  The owners, now victims of auto theft, had the only set

The owners, a Charlotte independent rental company, of a 2006 International 4200 Series dump truck contacted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from a construction site off Valleydale Road during the weekend.  The dump truck had been rented to a contractor for more than 60 days and was last secured

The home owner’s security company alerted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) of a home alarm.  Officers arrived at the home to discover the front door dead bolt locked but the door handle unlocked, thus not allowing entry to the front door.  The side doors were locked and the yard fence gates were also locked.  The

The owners of a Honda Accord contacted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen during the night from their residence in the 3300 block of Magnolia Drive.  No witness, suspect(s) or direction of travel was known at the time of reporting the Honda theft. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) verified the

The owner of a 2007 Toyota Camry contacted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) to report that their vehicle was stolen from in front of their home.  The owner had gone outside, started the Toyota and returned to the front porch to aid a family member to the car.  The family member yelled to the owner,

Theft of construction equipment is a constant threat to those in the building industry. Why does this happen so often? Here’s an explanation from someone in the business who was a witness in this case: “A person(s) using stolen construction equipment has less labor overhead cost and can therefore under bid another contractor which in

On February 5, 2013, the owner of a 2003 Saturn Ion contacted the Mount Holly Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from a friend’s driveway while they were visiting overnight.  According to the victim, a known person allegedly took the keys and vehicle without permission during the night. Mount Holly Police Department

On January 6, 2012, the owner of a 2012 Toyota Highlander contacted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) to report that their vehicle was stolen from the garage of their private residence in Charlotte.  The owner’s ex-spouse had come to the home the evening of Friday, January 4th and was allowed to stay through Saturday.  The