Thieves target truck tires in Stuart

Employees working for Southern Environmental Technology in Palm City found two of their company trucks without tires at a storage lot on Dixie Cutoff Road around 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

The company trucks were up on blocks with the wheels removed.

Stuart Police say suspects entered the locked storage unit by cutting a fence. Two front tires and wheels were taken from one truck while four tandem wheels were removed from another commercial vehicle. The loss was estimated at $4,600.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Officer Choi at 220-3900 or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-800-273-TIPS.