Brazen thieves steal over $50K in business equipment
A small business owner in Chester County has lost almost all of his livelihood after thieves took off with thousands of dollars in tools and equipment and police are asking for help identifying the suspects.
BIRMINGHAM TOWNSHIP, Pa. – A small business owner in Chester County has lost almost all of his livelihood after thieves took off with thousands of dollars in tools and equipment. It happened early Tuesday on Brintons Bridge Road, in Birmingham Township and now police are asking for the public’s help.
Birmingham Township Police will confirm they’re actively investigating a burglary that happened Tuesday morning where it appears two men took off with a trailer and tens of thousands of dollars in equipment.
“It’s scary how brave they are to do something like that,” Maleva Roofing owner, Anthony Peabody, said. He’s owned the company since 2013, but he’s never had any problems until Tuesday morning, when he came out to find his main trailer and all his equipment gone, totaling more than $50,000.
“It’s alarming that someone would be brave enough to walk onto someone’s property, climb through these bushes in the middle of the night and hook onto something and drive off with it like they own it,” Peabody stated.
He says videos from two different neighbors that he’s handed over to police might hold some clues. One shows two men walking down his pathway about 3 a.m. Another shows a truck going toward his house, then leaving with what might be his trailer behind it.
Peabody continued, “People even like myself should be more aware that this is happening and it’s becoming more common, which is weird.”
Peabody says he’s willing to offer a reward for any information that might help him get his trailer back or even just some of his tools, because, at this point, his trailer wasn’t fully insured. He’s on his own. And, he’s warning others to be careful.
He added, “Maybe try to put up fences or some other means to deter these guys cause they’re clearly just comfortable walking in, taking whatever is not theirs.”
Corporal Arnold, with the Birmingham Township Police Department, says they are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspects. Anyone that has any information, even if it is small or seems insignificant, is asked to contact police as it could make a difference. Contact them at (610) 793-3333.
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