Excavator stolen from local roadside construction site
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COPLEY, Ohio (WJW) – Copley police are hoping the public can help them track down an 8,000-pound piece of construction equipment.
According to a township Facebook post, a John Deere 35G mini excavator was stolen from a utility company working along Copley Road.
You can see what the piece of equipment may look like, here.
The thief, or thieves, also took a two-foot bucket and steel boring rods, according to the post.
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The work site is located in the 3900 block of Copley Road, just south of State Route 21.
Officials said they believe whoever is responsible brought a trailer to the location and loaded up the equipment.
The crime is believed to have happened sometime between 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29, and 8 a.m. on Monday, March 4.
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Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the theft, or who may have surveillance video in the area to call Copley police at (330) 670-2723 or email myovanno@copley.oh.us.
Tipsters can remain anonymous.
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