$5,000 Reward Offered in Theft

The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office and Caldwell Paving Company are asking the public for help identifying participants in the theft of a truck and other property from their office in Charleston, Tenn.

Caldwell Paving is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads investigators to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the loss.

The theft occurred on the morning of November 4th and was discovered when an employee of the business arrived for work. He reported a 1995 Ford F150 truck, trailer and Bobcat that were parked on the lot the night before had been stolen.

Since the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office started investigating the theft there have been no reported sightings of the stolen vehicles which have a combined value of $43,000.

The Ford truck is white and has several toolboxes. The company name appears on both doors and the vehicle’s license number is H 2 54799. The trailer is a 2002 Hardy Built tandem utility trailer and is also white. The Bobcat is orange and white and it too has the Caldwell Paving Company name.

Anyone that has knowledge of the theft that could lead to the arrest and conviction of a suspect or suspects is asked to contact the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip Line at 423-728-7336, or Det. Mike Hughes at 423–728-7342. If you wish you can leave the information anonymously.