A High-Value Target Vanishes Overnight (Image Credits: Unsplash)
Las Vegas – Authorities charged two brothers with stealing a commercial power module worth more than $124,000 from their workplace, only for the pair to sell it as scrap for a mere $369. The case surfaced when the specialized equipment vanished from a local HVAC business, prompting a swift police investigation. Surveillance footage and tracking data quickly pointed to the suspects, both employees at the firm.[1]
A High-Value Target Vanishes Overnight
The Rockwell Power Module, rated at 1,215 amps and weighing around 650 pounds, disappeared from Trane Technologies’ Las Vegas property on February 5. This equipment supports critical commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, making its role in operations essential. Employees Casey E. Lewis, 41, and Alexander M. Lewis, 37, worked at the company, which specializes in HVAC sales and services.
Business representatives noticed the absence promptly and alerted the Metropolitan Police Department. Video from the site’s surveillance captured the brothers using a forklift to hoist the bulky item into Casey’s work truck. The footage provided clear evidence of the loading process under cover of the early morning hours.[1]
Tracking Leads Straight to the Scrapyard
Data from a tracking device in the work truck revealed its location at SA Recycling on Western Avenue the following day, February 6. Police reviewed additional surveillance from the recycling center, which showed the brothers unloading and submitting the disassembled module. A receipt issued in Alexander Lewis’s name documented the transaction, confirming the $369 payout for the metal components…