Authorities in Antigua have launched a formal investigation into two separate theft incidents that targeted construction and agricultural work sites across the Bolans region over the recent weekend. The two cases, which occurred days apart but within the same weekend window, have left local work operations short of critical gear and prompted detectives to comb through evidence for leads.
The first of the two thefts took place at the Chapa Housing Project construction site, where a high-powered Bosch jackhammer, valued at approximately $2,000, was stolen from an on-site storage container. Investigators have narrowed the window of the theft to between Friday afternoon and early Monday morning, when the missing tool was first discovered. A key detail that has drawn investigators’ attention is the total lack of forced entry evidence at the storage container, suggesting the perpetrator may have had access to keys or knew the site’s security layout.
As part of ongoing inquiries, law enforcement officers have already conducted interviews with multiple witnesses and persons of interest connected to the housing project, and have collected statements and physical evidence to advance the case. As of the latest update, however, the stolen jackhammer has not been recovered, and the search continues.
In a second, unrelated incident just days later, thieves targeted the Green Castle Agriculture Station, making off with multiple pieces of landscaping and agricultural equipment. In this case, the perpetrators used force to gain entry: investigators confirmed that the suspects forced open two separate padlocks to access the equipment storage area, and caused additional damage to a window before fleeing the property with their stolen goods. The items taken include four weed wackers and one commercial mist blower, a tool commonly used for pesticide and fertilizer application on agricultural sites. Authorities have not yet released a total estimated value for the stolen agricultural gear, as they continue to document the loss for the facility.
The break-in at the agriculture station is believed to have occurred between Saturday evening and Monday morning, when staff arrived to start the work week and discovered the break-in. Antigua Police confirmed that active investigations into both of these theft cases are still ongoing, and have asked any members of the public who saw suspicious activity in the Bolans or Green Castle areas over the weekend to come forward with information that could help solve the cases.