Bobcat Loader Stolen From Molino Business Recovered Hidden In Wooded Area

January 23, 2018

A Bobcat stolen from a Molino store two weeks ago was recovered Monday in a wooded area less than five miles away.

The $30,000 Bobcat skid was stolen over the long New Year’s weekend from inside a warehouse at HH Feed and Seed on Highway 97. Employees discovered the break-in when they returned to work January 3.

Monday, the store received a call from a man who had found the Bobcat along a logging road on property near Brickton Road in Molino. The Bobcat had been wrapped in a tarp and covered with vegetation.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded, recovered the Bobcat and processed the crime scene.

The store owners are still offering  reward for additional information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s).

When the Bobcat was stolen, the thief apparently cut power to both buildings at HH Feed and Seed at about 1:38 a.m. Saturday, December 30 in an attempt to disable the surveillance system, and they destroyed cameras. The skid steer was then loaded onto a trailer and removed from the premises.

Items in the company’s warehouse were damaged during the theft.

Anyone with information on the burglary is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.

Pictured: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigates after a stolen Bobcat was recovered in a wooded area in Molino on Monday. Pictured inset and first photo below: The Bobcat was concealed with a tarp and vegetation. The Bobcat is hidden in the left of the photo below. Pictured bottom photos: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigated the theft on January 3. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

9 Responses to “Bobcat Loader Stolen From Molino Business Recovered Hidden In Wooded Area”

  1. retired on January 24th, 2018 7:00 am

    to ” I’m not Colombo but” DO YOU REALLY WANT THE S. O. TO ACTUALLY DO SOME EXTRA WORK?

  2. Tarrence Wright Sr on January 23rd, 2018 9:01 pm

    Good read thank god they found it

  3. EMD on January 23rd, 2018 7:58 pm

    So glad it was found. Was so sad when I read about the theft. I do not understand dishonest people, and people who never seem to put themselves in other people’s place and think how they would feel if someone treated them like they treat others. Sad. Happy for HH Feed.

  4. I'm not Colombo but.... on January 23rd, 2018 6:09 pm

    Why not put a tracker on the Bobcat and set up a couple game cameras. Game cam provides pics of the thief, tracker lets you know when it starts moving and were it goes.

  5. danp on January 23rd, 2018 4:07 pm

    Good thing it was found by an honest person

  6. Charlie on January 23rd, 2018 2:37 pm

    It would be great if they could recover some fingerprints off it on any part of it.

  7. Kole on January 23rd, 2018 10:44 am

    I stumbled by it on accident. Went to look at a pond becasue we got stopped by a train. Got down next to the pond it was just sitting there. Covered in a tarp and limbs. I remembered the original post from this website and checked the serial number. It’s crazy how i found It but just glad I could help out.

  8. Rejoicing on January 23rd, 2018 8:35 am

    Great to hear the good guy got a victory while working hard to support his family, and maybe even employed some, then a scum bag comes a long and try’s to take it all away!

    Hope they catch who did this, because the odds were not in the good guys favor until Now.. thanks to observant citizens!

  9. Jcellops on January 23rd, 2018 7:53 am

    Good story! Great ending! With good forensics and and an outstanding reward offering remaining- It’s just a matter of time before the culprit(s) meet up with their well deserved justice.

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