Monday, March 19, 2012

Thieves burglarized a Wichita business and got away with tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. Now police need your help locating the culprits.

Sometime between Wednesday, Feb. 29 and Thursday, March 1, Apex Engineering at 1804 W. 2nd Street was burglarized. The burglars forced entry through the rear door. They took generators and compressors with accessories, toolboxes containing a large amount of hand tools, several drills and other miscellaneous tools and a 1999 white Dodge Ram truck.

The truck was later recovered in southwest Wichita. Loss was valued at more than $40,000.

Anyone with information about this or any felony crime should call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. An anonymous tip can also be submitted via text message, by texting TIP217, then your message to CRIMES (274637). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name.