Crime & Safety
Trailer, Scrap Metal Tempting Targets for Thieves
Unknown suspects nabbed the items after the trailer was left unsecured at a business in Chesterfield Valley last week.

Trailers that are left unsecured are often a tempting target for thieves and such was the case for a lawn care business in Chesterfield Valley last week.
Police said that a worker at the business arrived on the morning of March 17 to find a utility trailer gone and along with it, a pile of scrap metal, likely hauled away with the aid of the stolen trailer. Β
βWe believe someone just hooked it up to a vehicle and drove,β said Chesterfield Police Officer Mike Ryffel.
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The profit of the crime comes from the high re-sale value of the scrap metal. All total, the value of the items taken was estimated to be more than $500.Β
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