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Early this morning Beaufort County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a report of a trailer stolen out of North Charleston having been tracked by GPS to the residence located at 268 Detour Road in Seabrook. Once they arrived at the residence, deputies could clearly see the suspected stolen trailer through the fenced in yard.  After making contact with a subject inside of the residence, deputies were able to gain access to the fenced in yard to get a closer look at the trailer.  Deputies ran the serial numbers on the trailer through the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) and confirmed it was in fact the one reported stolen out of North Charleston. 

While still inside the fenced in yard, deputies were able to observe other property (heavy equipment) they suspected may also have been  stolen.  Deputies secured the residence and yard and  made contact with investigators, who in turn obtained a warrant to search for additional stolen items.  Investigators responded and served the warrant to search the property located at 268 Detour Road in its entirety (fenced in yard, residence, shed).  As result of the search, investigators were able to identify and recover approximately $500,000 in property reported  stolen out of Charleston, Colleton, Jasper and Beaufort Counties.  Heavy equipment (front end loader, skid steer, excavator), open and enclosed trailers, commercial landscaping equipment (mowers, blowers, weedeaters), construction tools (nail guns, skill saws) and other stolen property, including a .22 caliber rifle, are currently being inventoried by investigators for return to the lawful owners. 

Multiple criminal charges are expected to be brought against all subjects involved in near future.  They will be identified when charging decisions are made, as the investigation into the stolen property is ongoing.  Anyone with information regarding the stolen property or subjects involved is urged to contact Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Fraser at 843-255-3416 or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC if wishing to remain anonymous and for possible reward.