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Hurricane police recover over $50,000 in construction thefts, serve multiple search warrants
Summary
Police described recent arrests and three warrants that led to recovery of more than $50,000 in stolen property tied to multiple construction burglaries across jurisdictions; officers credited coordination with county and neighboring agencies.
Hurricane police reported arrests and property recoveries linked to a series of construction site burglaries.
Police said detectives followed video surveillance and investigative leads to a residence, served a search warrant and recovered numerous items stolen from local construction sites. Washington County and other agencies assisted; investigators executed three warrants total and recovered items valued at more than $50,000, which police said were returned to the rightful owners.
The police chief credited Sergeant Stacy Gubler and detectives for leading the investigation and noted that some crimes appeared to tie to burglaries in nearby jurisdictions. The department said traffic incidents and accidents are up with increased events and weekend traffic, and that they will test candidates for open police officer positions on March 31.
No formal action or vote was taken at the pre‑meeting; the comments were informational and framed as updates on enforcement activity.
