Milford Police Seek Thief After Nail Guns Stolen From Lowe's

MILFORD, MA — Milford police are hoping to nail down the identity of a Lowe's thief.

According to a police, a man recently walked out the front door of the Milford big box store with a shopping cart full of nail guns. Police said the power tools were valued at about $1,000.

The man left the store in a U-Haul rental van. Police have posted images of both the man and the van on social media and are hoping someone can identify him.

Stores like Lowe's and Home Depot have often been targeted by organized theft rings whose members steal pricey items like nail guns and "smart" light bulbs and then sell them on the black market. Bellingham police in 2018 arrested a Brockton man who led police to a cache of tens of thousands of dollars worth of stolen Lowe's and Home Depot merchandise.

Federal prosecutors in 2020 said a lone thief stole thousands of "smart" light bulbs from big-box home stores across New England, earning about $400,000 from reselling them on eBay.