On June 4, 2024, at approximately 1:27 P.M., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Fairfax, Virginia, detectives regarding a boom lift trailer stolen from their jurisdiction. The detectives advised that the trailer had a GPS locator on it and appeared to be located at a residence off Timberwolf Trail in Peacock Township.

Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to the residence and contacted the property owner. The property owner confirmed that he had purchased the trailer online and that he did have it at his residence. The property owner cooperated and turned the trailer over to the Sheriff’s Office.

The trailer will be turned over to the agency in Fairfax, Virginia.

Sheriff Martin urges caution when purchasing vehicles, quads, ORVs, etc., online. Remember, ORVs are required to be titled in Michigan. A sign of a good transaction is that the seller has the title in their possession upon sale. Anything else, and you take your chances.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Lake County 911 Central Dispatch and AA Collision.