Mar 2, 2009 9:21 pm US/Central
Thief Steals $5K Worth Of Snow Removal Equipment
RANDOLPH, Mass. (CBS) ―
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A picture of the truck involved in the robbery was caught by a surveillance camera.
WBZ
With Monday's snow storm approaching, a brazen thief stole snow removal equipment from a senior housing complex in Randolph, Mass. Sunday morning, right in broad daylight.
The discovery was made at the Simon Fireman Community complex in a storage shed that houses a bobcat. Gone was the plow blade, bucket assembly and forklift assembly, all bobcat attachments worth $5,000.
The shed can be easily seen from busy Route 28, and Randolph police believe the thief knew the equipment was there. "Somebody knew how to operate the machinery," said detective Richard Lucey.
A clear picture of the truck was caught by a surveillance camera, but the robbery itself is just off camera.
Still, it's enough that police hope someone recognizes the vehicle, which can just be seen backing up to the storage shed.
It's a costly loss to the facility which also needs emergency access for its residents with an average age of 87-years old. "We're non-profit, get by on government dollars. So there's not a lot of money to cover these kinds of things," said Marjorie Glincher, executive director.
Over the weekend, a bobcat was also stolen in neighboring Braintree, and police are now trying to determine if the two thefts are connected.
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