Stolen Truck Found By Police -- As It's Being Buried

Authorities say investigators using a helicopter to find a stolen 26-foot-long truck spotted a man using a bulldozer to bury the vehicle in a western New York sand pit.

MURRAY, N.Y. -- Authorities say investigators using a helicopter to find a stolen 26-foot-long truck spotted a man using a bulldozer to bury the vehicle in a western New York sand pit.

Officials say the box truck was stolen last week from a business in Wayne County. Police were told the vehicle may have been taken to Murray, 25 miles west of Rochester.

Investigators say when they flew over the sand pit, the owner's son was in the process of burying the stolen truck using a bulldozer.

The two men haven't been charged. The investigation is continuing.

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Comments

[fauxnews lol]

06:40 PM on 04/07/2012

the truck had a gps or the two burying it were cops thats why no one has been charged........i am with the cop thing

[stargazer13]

02:12 PM on 04/06/2012

stolen from what business

and what was inside the truck if any thing

these are critical details to the story that I my self would like to know :)

[castle701]

09:27 AM on 04/06/2012

I think if I were to steal a truck and bury it, it would be somewhat smaller than a cargo van.

[dhutch457]

05:05 AM on 04/06/2012

Okay well here's more information: The father and son team were taken into custody so I guess that means that they were arrested. The father actually owns a construction company and the 77 acres where the sandpit is located. Authorities also found two backhoes and a car that were stolen in recent years from various Rochester suburbs.

[dhutch457]

04:50 AM on 04/06/2012

Hey, some people have garages to store their vehicles and some people have sand pits...

[ringerang8]

04:42 AM on 04/06/2012

If you look at the picture , he was covering the truck with dirt or sand, not burying it. Easier to uncover it or get access to it later...But I guess now it's a little to late.......And why haven't they been charged ? Do they need more evidence ? ..Or is this a common practice there ? And why weren't their names mentioned ?.....Something is a little odd here.

[stargazer13]

02:14 PM on 04/06/2012

odd I agree

what business ?? was it stolen from ??

and what ? was in the truck full of ?? or empty ??

[Stephen Thorpe]

03:36 AM on 04/06/2012

The truck likely had a GPS tracking device, common in trucks now.
He probably stoe what was in the cargo hold and didn't consider the technology.

[uniqumm]

02:26 AM on 04/06/2012

One reason a helicopter is being used to locate a missing truck most likely is the possibilities that it might get packed with something that goes "BANG"!

[ktv813]

11:14 PM on 04/05/2012

A missing truck gets helicopters in the air. I hope they use the same effort for missing children.

[nazztea]

11:33 PM on 04/05/2012

They did in Texas.
Found the child, unfortunately, in a lake.

[Clara B Grimes]

01:10 AM on 04/06/2012

As a matter of fact they do. That is the truth. They look for bodies in the woods where it might be hard to get to (other than the killer) It's mind boggling what a helicopter can do. Where I live, in a small city in CA when you hear a helicopter right away we/ or I know they are looking for someone. Sometimes I say really a whole hour of flying around with your spotlight on. They are up they having fun flying around. They fly maybe 3 times a year. Geeez enough already. Peace! I mean no harm.

[WinslowWong]

10:58 PM on 04/05/2012

How do the cops know he wasn't trying to dig it out. We've had more than one truck that would bury themselves when they got depressed. Let's not rush to judgement here.

[Clara B Grimes]

11:10 PM on 04/05/2012

Do you mind giving a little more info. I've never heard of what you speak. You are probably correct but I'm just curious how a truck can just be buried. I'm not the only reader wondering this. Thanks for ur kind reply.

[nazztea]

11:49 PM on 04/05/2012

There'a critter we call "sand tigers" where I live that burrows into the dirt or sand to form a pit so that when an insect (usually ants) falls in they can be dragged down to be consumed later.
Same thing with box trucks.

[uniqumm]

02:24 AM on 04/06/2012

It's a joke!

Can't you feel those sharp tugs on your leg?

[glenndacho2]

10:13 PM on 04/05/2012

Caught burying a stolen truck, haven't been charged ? WOW Well I know they're not minorities

[heyitswheeler]

12:25 AM on 04/06/2012

CONGRATULATIONS! You have just won the most idiotic comment on the board!!

[glenndacho2]

06:49 AM on 04/06/2012

what are you offended ? So what I'm saying is not truthful ? Ya right ...Come out of your cocoon ..Bu thanks for the award, I don't often get recognized for my accomplishments!!If you want to see some more shockers, read my posting history!!!

[florencebrady]

09:04 PM on 04/05/2012

Too bad they found it. It would have made a great TV show twenty years from now when they dug it up looking for buried loot.

Anyone remember Geraldo's opening of Al Capone's vault?

[frankc354]

08:50 PM on 04/05/2012

mom told him to play with his truck in the sand,so he did

[Clara B Grimes]

11:14 PM on 04/05/2012

You are joking so I feel comfortable replying to your comment. My girlfriend's husband DID bury his car and reported it stolen. He got caught, she's out of state and I could not believe what she had just told me. Yup he buried his car. No joke. Then reported it stolen to the ins co.

[wwhatever747]

08:12 PM on 04/05/2012

OWNER'S SON always do the crime nowdays; I believe that OJ's son did it (the murder).

[Amy56]

08:04 PM on 04/05/2012

Likely more Insurance fraud. This crap goes on and raises the rates for INNOCENT folks. Their theft means high rates for everybody as the company tries to absorb the costs. I hope they nail em.