This case is pretty amazing for a couple of reasons. One is that the theft was not noticed for three weeks, and the other is that, even with such a delay, the machinery was recovered in four minutes! On May 1st, 2013, the owner of a 2010 John Deere Skid Steer contacted the Los Angeles

You never know what vehicle will catch the eye of a thief. Their targets can range from a small economy car to an immense piece of construction equipment. No matter what they choose to steal, two things are true- their action causes a great deal of anxiety for the vehicle’s owner, and there’s a much

On the morning of February 25, 2013 a construction crew arrived at their work site on IH-10 in San Antonio to discover a 2007 Melroe Skid Steer Front Loader missing. The foreman on the job immediately notified Sun State Rentals and filed a theft report with the San Antonio Police Department. San Antonio Police verified

On February 6, 2013, Sunbelt Rentals in San Antonio sent a delivery truck to a construction site to retrieve a rented 2011 Melroe Skid Steer Loader from a customer. When they arrived, they found the loader missing. The construction foreman was notified and a theft report was immediately made with the San Antonio Police Department.

On December 14, 2012, the owners of a 2000 John Deere Loader contacted the Harris County Pct. 4Constable Department to report that the equipment was stolen from a construction work site sometime during the previous night. Harris County deputies verified the theft and entered the equipment’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which

On October 5, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Case 580 Backhoe contacted the Houston Police Department to report that the equipment was stolen sometime during the night from their construction site off of Clinton Drive in Houston, Texas. Houston Police verified the theft and entered the backhoe’s information into the state and federal crime

On October 11, 2012, the owner of a Melroe Bobcat skid steer loader discovered the machine missing from a job site located at NE Hwy. 99 & NE 117th Street near Vancouver.  It was believed to have been sometime during a three-day period, from a construction site containin several pieces of heavy equipment. Investigation revealed

On Monday, October 15, 2012, a construction crew returned to their work site in the City of Tracy and discovered that unknown suspect(s) had stolen a 2012 John Deere 410J Backhoe over the weekend. The Tracy Police were contacted and completed a theft report. The backhoe’s information was entered into the California Stolen Vehicle System

On Monday morning, September 10, 2012, the manager of a construction site on University Drive in Miramar, Florida discovered their 2008 Caterpillar 420E combination front-end loader/backhoe missing, and contacted the Miramar Police Department to report it stolen. The last time anyone saw the construction equipment was on Saturday afternoon, September 8, 2012. Miramar officers verified

On October 9, 2012, the site-foreman at a construction job discovered that a towable 2008 Lincoln welder had been stolen from the job site. The foreman contacted the Wheat Ridge Police Department to report the vehicle missing. Wheat Ridge officers verified the theft and had the welder’s information entered into the state and federal law