Stolen Water Truck Recovered In Laurel

A citizens tip led Dearborn County police to the water truck which had been stolen earlier this week.

An example of the stolen truck. Image provided by DCSO.

(Dearborn County, Ind.) - A stolen water truck has been recovered.

Eagle Country 99.3 told you earlier this week that a large water truck was stolen from a job site on State Road 1 in Dearborn County sometime Monday night or Tuesday morning.

Dearborn County Sheriff Shane McHenry said Thursday that a tip from the public led them to an address in Laurel in Franklin County. That’s where the stolen water pumper truck was recovered.

No arrests have been made yet, but the sheriff says the investigation is ongoing.

McHenry thanks the public for their help in the case.

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