Staff reportThieves hit a local farm equipment business for the third time in four months, taking two commercial mowers.
The latest break in at Faith Farm & Equipment, 585 W. Ritchie Road, occurred Sunday night.
Surveillance cameras at the business caught an extended cab Ford pickup at the business between 7:30 and 9 p.m. Sunday.
Nicole Plummer of Faith Farm Equipment said the vehicle was an older model Ford with a dark top and a tan or lighter bottom.
The thieves cut a chain link fence and took two commercial mowers that were being serviced for customers.
The mowers taken were Scag and an Ex-mark bands, valued at $4,000 each.
Plummer said the business is taking additional security measures.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lt. Chad Moose of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office at at 704 216-8687.