Stolen Trailer Recovered Several States Away

Big Spring Truck Stop Bust Leads to Recovery of $300,000 in Stolen Copper Tubing from Georgia

BIG SPRING — A coordinated investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety resulted in the recovery of a stolen trailer containing more than 41,000 pounds of copper tubing valued at over $300,000, with the vehicle located at a truck…

Stolen trailer recovered several states away

Countless drivers have traveled from Georgia to West Texas. But not many have likely done so, hauling a stolen trailer containing more than 40,000 pounds of copper tubing. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas law enforcement received information about a trailer stolen in Georgia. Through a coordinated effort by Texas DPS personnel in West Texas, troopers located the truck and trailer at a truck stop in Big Spring, Texas. The…