Suspects accused in $27,000 rebar theft from Weld County business

The Weld County Sheriff’s Office is browsing for two adult males suspected of defrauding a nearby small business out of approximately $30,000 really worth of steel. It transpired the afternoon of June 24 at a steel small business situated in unincorporated Weld County north of Greeley. 

The owners of the company advised deputies that a person he understood as George Smith of George’s Development experienced created 4 major rebar purchases through the past many months. The purchases ended up built in excess of the mobile phone with a credit card and the content was picked up by yet another guy, recognised to the enterprise as Carlos Martinez. 

The buys, totaling $27,000 were afterwards flagged by the credit score card firm as fraud and the company cancelled the payments. 

The suspects are accused of utilizing faux names and disguised their genuine cellphone numbers making use of an application. The organization gave investigators security digicam movie that displays “Martinez” and the vehicle he drove to select up the rebar. 

“Martinez” is described as white or Latino of regular top and create and was previous witnessed at the organization putting on a white shirt, blue denims and a mild blue baseball hat.

The suspect auto is explained as a black, newer model Dodge Ram four-doorway pickup with a toolbox in the mattress and featured a white logo on the rear passenger facet doorway. The logo maybe incorporates the letters “JL.” The pickup was towing a regular, black dump trailer.

Any individual with information about “Carlos Martinez,” “George Smith” or the pickup is requested to contact Deputy Ryan Baer at (970) 400-4026.

Any individual with details about this or any other criminal offense is questioned to call the Weld County Sheriff’s Office environment at (970) 356-4015 or Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-Suggestions (8477). Ideas can also be submitted by the Criminal offense Stoppers site at www.crimeshurt.com. Individuals publishing ideas as a result of Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of fees on a suspect(s) might be suitable for a dollars reward.