Police search for suspect after stolen property recovered

LONDON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Sheriff in Laurel Co. says that deputies are searching for a man they say stole $2,000 dollars worth of tools from a construction site, among other items.

The Sheriff says a security guard found the tools in a thicket on KY 80, west of London on Sunday. When deputies arrived on the scene, they were able to verify the tools had been taken from a construction site off of US 25 North. Deputies also found a Suzuki four-wheeler that had been spray painted black. They say that vehicle had been stolen off White Oak Road about 5 weeks ago. All items will be taken to their original owners.

Tools recovered from thicket on KY 80

The suspect in the thefts, Curtis Brandon Brewer, was reportedly seen driving the four-wheeler, according to the Sheriff. He is asking anyone who knows the whereabouts of Brewer to call the Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say they saw Brewer driving this 4-wheeler.

Brewer is described as standing 5’9” and weighing 150 pounds. Brewer is also wanted on a Kentucky parole violation, as well as a Laurel Co. warrant for theft by unlawful taking and a Knox Co. warrant for receiving stolen property.