Galesburg Police last Tuesday, October 26th responded to Galesburg High School in reference to a burglary that occurred last weekend. Officers met with employees of Northwest Mechanical Inc. who have been contracted to help with the ongoing construction at the high school. The employees reported that sometime between October 22nd and October 25th, someone stole numerous tools belonging to Northwest Mechanical as well as other companies. Employees led officers to a construction site that has a temporary wall built – but has an opening large enough for someone to slip through. The opening had since been secured. Officers met with numerous construction workers who reported missing tools. The list includes Dewalt brand portabands, batteries, chargers, hammer drill, impact drill, cordless drill, and cordless sawzall. All the tools have “NWM” or “HPCS” engraved on them. Galesburg Police Detectives responded and took a few items from the site that could have fingerprints on them. Officers reviewed security footage but were unable to see anyone during the time of the theft. Police also notified local pawn shops of the incident and to be on the lookout for any incoming Dewalt brand power tools.
