Tools and other items valued at $10,000 were stolen from a shed at a home in the 1900 block of Tinhouse Road southwest of Hillsboro. The theft happened between about 2 p.m. Oct. 12 and 6 a.m. Oct. 13 while the homeowner was away, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported.
The victim told investigators that when she returned home, she found the door to her storage shed unlocked. It appeared the door had been pried open, the report said.
Stolen items included more than 150 hand tools; two chop saws; miscellaneous power tools; two air compressors; a radial arm saw; a drill press; a 5,000-pound automatic electric wrench; a band saw; a chain saw; a welder; a cutting torch; solar battery charger; machinist tools; a tool and dye set; and a socket set. As of Oct. 15, the stolen items had not been recovered, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Grant Bissell said.
He asks anyone with information about the theft to call the Sheriff’s Office at 636-797-5515.