While away helping with hurricane cleanup, Roswell tree trimmer suffers $100K theft
A Roswell tree trimmer who was helping with Hurricane Michael cleanup in Florida suffered a blow to his business while he was away.
Thieves stole a pickup truck and other equipment worth about $100,000, Channel 2 Action News reported.
ICYMI: Thieves stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of tree trimming equipment from at least two companies this week. Police hope this video will help catch them. pic.twitter.com/zNVbFGLuqJ
— Mike Petchenik (@MPetchenikWSB) October 26, 2018
Surveillance video shows a man loading up a stolen truck with items used by Caldwell Tree Service, the station reported.
“Just did it very casually but with purpose,” owner Kevin Caldwell told the news station via FaceTime from Panama City, Fla. “From chainsaws to ascending devices to blowers, and they took all the high-priced climbing gear,” he said.
Caldwell said the theft put him “out of business for the day” in Atlanta.
The stolen truck was recovered on I-20 in Cobb County, according to Roswell police.
“It's not a good feeling,” he said, “to see what happened.”
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