A theft investigation is now underway in Belmont, after a power drill was reported stolen from a local unfinished building last week, law enforcement officials confirmed.
Authorities have narrowed down the window of the incident to a 19-hour period stretching from noon on June 18 to 7 a.m. on June 19. According to case details, the perpetrator or perpetrators behind the burglary gained unauthorized access to the construction site by forcing open a deadbolt lock fitted to a metal door on the building’s northern side. Once inside, the thieves removed the power drill from an interior work table before leaving the property through the same entry point they had compromised.
Following the report of the missing tool, law enforcement officers carried out a thorough search of the neighborhood and surrounding areas surrounding the construction site in an attempt to recover the stolen property. As of the latest update, that search has not turned up any trace of the drill, and officials have not yet released an official valuation for the stolen equipment. The Belmont Police Department says the investigation remains active, with detectives continuing to follow up on any potential leads to identify the culprit and recover the missing tool.