Nearly $1M in Stolen Construction Equipment Found in Chicago Home

July 18, 2016

Chicago police are asking people who’ve had construction equipment stolen in recent months to report to a West Side district station to identify items allegedly found in a man’s home.

Police say investigators found $750,000 to $1 million in stolen goods at the home of 53-year-old Jerome Brown. Among the items were bicycles, landscaping equipment, commercial-grade tools and ladders.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says investigators believe Brown “operated a fencing operation specializing in power tool and construction equipment.”

The man was arrested June 30 and charged with theft, drug possession and possessing a firearm without a valid state identification card. Brown was ordered held in lieu of $15,000 bail July 2, and has been released on bond, according to court records.

It wasn’t immediately known if Brown has a lawyer.

Topics Fraud Construction

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  • July 19, 2016 at 4:26 pm
    Agent says:
    Well, I did think of something the thief could have used. A nail gun used in roofing can fire a nail a fair distance. They can use it in a robbery and nail the business owne... read more
  • July 19, 2016 at 12:55 pm
    FFA says:
    if you had a CPS education, you would know how.
  • July 19, 2016 at 9:52 am
    Agent says:
    What is a thug thief doing with this stuff? It is not like anyone he knows will use anything in the construction industry because none of his buddies work at anything useful.

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