A stolen lawn mower, a swiped pressure washer, and matching tool packages have Jacksonville police asking the public to help identify three suspects connected to a pair of hardware store thefts committed weeks apart. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says the two incidents appear linked by one common detail: the same black truck allegedly used to haul away the stolen goods both times.
A Lawn Mower Vanishes on Lenox Avenue
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the first theft happened on August 8, when one suspect allegedly walked off with a lawn mower from a hardware store on Lenox Avenue without paying for it. That same suspect then loaded the mower into a black truck, according to the sheriff's office post, which doubles as a Wanted Wednesday appeal under the case number CCR#2026-580709.
About a month later, in September, two suspects allegedly returned to hit a different hardware store, this time on Atlantic Boulevard, making off with a pressure washer and several tool packages without paying. The sheriff's office post notes that the same black truck involved in the August theft turned up again at this second incident, tying the two cases together even though three separate suspects have been identified across the two thefts.
Public Asked to Help Name Three Suspects
JSO is now asking the public to help identify all three individuals believed to be involved in the string of thefts at local hardware stores. The sheriff's office has not released arrest or charging information, and the case remains open as investigators work to put names to the faces captured in surveillance images tied to CCR#2026-580709.
Anyone with information is asked to call JSO at 904.630.0500 or reach out anonymously to First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1.866.845.TIPS. Tipsters who contact Crime Stoppers may be eligible for a cash reward for information leading to an arrest. The sheriff's office also directed residents to unsolvedcrimes.jaxsheriff.org for more details on this and other open cases.
