Hope Village Theft | Video

Julie Leonardi | 1/9/2013

A brand new John Deere four-wheeler has been stolen from Hope Village, along with a few other expensive items. The theft happened sometime during the Christmas holiday and was reported on December 28. Along with the four-wheeler, the thieves took off with the trailer. They also took a 100 gallon diesel fuel tank, some tools, a TV and an electric blanket.

The John Deere was donated by Gooseneck Implements and Kent Busek. The trailer was from a volunteer group out of Minnesota called, The Flood Dogs. The value of both the four-wheeler and the trailer totaled $20,000.

Hope Village says they will continue their flood recovery help. They will just need more man power to get the job done. Pastor Paul Krueger, said, “Something like this happens, and you begin to question and kind of wonder just a little bit again, what the motives of people are, so it was kind of a sad piece, but we’ll pick up and move along. It’s frustrating and terrible.”

If you know anything about the whereabouts of the John Deere, please contact the Minot police department at 852-0111. The four-wheeler had a missing plow and Green Bay Packers sticker on the back.

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