You may or may not be familiar with a piece of construction equipment known as a Skid Steer. As you can see in the picture below, it’s a pretty large item, but its size does not deter thieves from trying to take it. Luckily, the Illinois based company who owns this particular machine was

On Tuesday, November 13, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Case Backhoe 590 Super M returned to his work site in the community of Farmington to discover the equipment stolen. He quickly reported the theft to the California Highway Patrol, who verified the theft and had the backhoe’s information entered into the state and federal

On October 24, 2012, an electric company employee, in charge of a 2007 Airman CE-PDS 185S Air Compressor contacted the Chula Vista Police Department to report the construction equipment stolen from the street near his residence. Chula Vista Police Department verified the theft and entered the compressor’s information into the state and federal crime computers,

On August 27, the construction site foreman in charge of a 2011 Trailer Light Tower contacted the Harris County Sheriff Department to report that  two light towers they were renting from the rental company were stolen from their construction site in far West Harris County, Texas. Harris County deputies verified the theft and entered the

On August 2, 2012 Hertz Rentals, Benicia, contacted the San Pablo Police Department to report their 2011 Lincoln Welder and trailer stolen by fraudulent application. San Pablo Police verified the theft and entered the construction equipment’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the welder.  A short

On July 1, 2012, the renters of a 2011 Wacker light tower discovered the equipment stolen from a construction site in rural Yuba County. On July 17, they finally reported the theft to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers verified the theft and had the light tower’s information entered into the state and federal crime

Vehicle:                      2006 Case                       Backhoe Activation:                  Staten Island  NY           July 10,2012  10.46hrs Recovery:                   Staten Island  NY           July 10,2012  18.53hrs Dealership:                 Perfetto Construction  Staten Island NY On July 10, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Case Backhoe contacted the New York Police Department’s 122nd Precinct to report that the equipment was stolen from a job

On July 8, 2012, RSH Construction left a rented Lincoln Welder — attached to a trailer — at a job site in Concord, California. The Welder belonged to Sunstate Equipment Rentals in Pacheco, California.  When the renters returned to the job site on the morning of July 9, they discovered that a thief had disabled

On March 19, 2012, Bay Cities Paving & Grading Construction Company reported to Oakland PD that their 2010 Caterpillar Skip Loader was stolen from a construction site in Oakland. Oakland officers prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the loader’s information entered into the state and federal crime databases. This routine police action automatically activated

On February 19, 2012, a representative from United Rentals of Hayward contacted the Hayward Police Department to report the theft of a 2011 Toyota Forklift, which had been rented out a few weeks earlier. After gathering all pertinent information, Hayward Police entered the stolen forklift’s information into the state and federal crime databases. This routine police