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Trailer, aluminum bales weighing 45,000 pounds stolen from Fort Myers recycling center
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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Fort Myers police are searching for the suspects who broke into Garden Street Recycling early Friday morning.
Police say the suspects entered the Metro Parkway compound and removed a white 53-foot trailer containing 38 bales of aluminum and two green steel boxes. The green containers are 72-inches wide and 48-inches front to back, weighing 1,100 lbs. each. The total weight of the load is 45,066 pounds. The stolen trailer had a Florida tag of 5867CG. The trailer also has 24 x 36 decals with the name “Garden Street Iron & Metal,” approximately 15 feet from the front of the trailer. The trailer has “V531” in black lettering across the front, near the top.
Video surveillance from the business shows a small, possibly tan SUV stop at the front gate. A suspect opens the gate and a red or burgundy Freightliner semi-truck with white lettering on the door enters the compound. The SUV followed the Freightliner into the compound. The semi was used to remove the 53-foot trailer.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort Myers Police Department at 239-321-7700, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS or text message C-R-I-M-E-S (274637) Keyword FMPD. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
Police say the suspects entered the Metro Parkway compound and removed a white 53-foot trailer containing 38 bales of aluminum and two green steel boxes. The green containers are 72-inches wide and 48-inches front to back, weighing 1,100 lbs. each. The total weight of the load is 45,066 pounds. The stolen trailer had a Florida tag of 5867CG. The trailer also has 24 x 36 decals with the name “Garden Street Iron & Metal,” approximately 15 feet from the front of the trailer. The trailer has “V531” in black lettering across the front, near the top.
Video surveillance from the business shows a small, possibly tan SUV stop at the front gate. A suspect opens the gate and a red or burgundy Freightliner semi-truck with white lettering on the door enters the compound. The SUV followed the Freightliner into the compound. The semi was used to remove the 53-foot trailer.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort Myers Police Department at 239-321-7700, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS or text message C-R-I-M-E-S (274637) Keyword FMPD. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
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