Theft Prevention

Excavator stolen, police issue photo

July 12, 2023

Cat mini excavator towed away

A mini excavator was stolen from a job site near Marshall, Michigan, and police released a photograph showing the machine being towed on a trailer by a black pickup truck.

According to a local news report citing Michigan State Police, the 2017 Cat 303.5 excavator was taken from a site at the interchange of Interstates 94 and 69.

Rod Sutton

Sutton has served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment magazine and ConstructionEquipment.com since 2001.

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