The Brief
- A theft investigation in Tucker led police to a home with over 100 pieces of stolen lawn equipment, resulting in one arrest and felony charges.
- The stolen items included chainsaws, concrete saws, backpack blowers, weed trimmers, and hedge trimmers, requiring three truckloads for transportation.
- Authorities praised the collaboration across multiple divisions for the successful recovery of the stolen equipment.
TUCKER, Ga. – A major theft investigation led Tucker police to a home overflowing with stolen lawn equipment, resulting in one arrest and felony charges, authorities said on Friday.
What we know:
On July 8, a victim in Tucker used a tracking device to trace stolen lawn equipment to a residence on Chestnut Hill Circle. Officers from the South Uniform Division and Criminal Investigations Division (CID) responded and found the basement “packed with suspected stolen items,” according to police.
A search warrant was executed at the location, where authorities recovered more than 100 pieces of lawn equipment, including:
- 32 chainsaws
- 29 concrete saws
- 26 backpack blowers, two of which had defaced serial numbers
- 17 weed trimmers
- 18 hedge trimmers
Several items had reportedly been stolen earlier that same day.
The DeKalb County Police Department shared this image after a raid on a home along Chestnut Hill Circle in Tucker on July 8, 2025. (DeKalb County Police Department)…