Ottos man reportedly serving time in connection with stolen truck, but refuses to name police accomplice

An Ottos man is now serving time in connection with the truck that
was stolen from the compound of the Langfords Police Station three
weeks ago – and it is alleged that a police officer was the paid thief.
According to reports, on Saturday, August 26, at about 4:14 a.m., a
truck filled with building materials – that had been parked in the
station yard – was driven off right under the police’s nose.

A source says that police investigations led to a man who admitted
to selling the lumber – but not stealing the truck.
 
Rather, he alleges that the truck had been stolen by his stepfather –
a known offender – and given to him to sell the building materials.
 
Initially, the truck had been hidden in a bushy area. However,
before the Ottos man was able to go back to retrieve the vehicle and
sell the items, the Police had intercepted it and taken it to the
compound of the Langfords Police Station.
 
According to the source, the Ottos man claims that he then solicited
the assistance of a police officer to steal the truck and paid him
$5,000 to do so.
 
Reportedly, the criminal has refused to disclose the officer’s name to
the investigators, and he is now serving a seven-month prison
sentence for his part in the caper.
 
Earlier reports recounted that police officers had seized the truck,
which contained tools, as well as lumber..
It was suspected to be connected to a report of larceny in which
building materials had been stolen from a house under construction.
 
Several days later, an on-duty police constable claimed to have
heard the truck being moved in the early-morning hours while he
happened to be using the bathroom.
 
He claimed that he immediately gave chase and searched the
surrounding area; but the truck, which had turned right onto the
Friars Hill Road, was nowhere to be found.
 

Later reports indicated that, while the truck was being driven from
the scene, a piece of lumber fell and allegedly struck a Marble Hill
resident walking on the road. The driver did not stop but continued
on his way.

Subsequently, a complaint was filed at the Langfords Police Station.
 
The truck was found by members of the Special Services Unit, again
hidden in some bushes, in Bolans, that same Saturday night, August
26, with all the building materials gone.