Investigator says Hill stole chainsaws

A local man left nothing to waste when he stole property from a John Oliver Road farmer this week.

The suspect, David M. Hill, 23, is charged with theft for stealing two chainsaws worth around $500 from a farm on John Oliver Road, the same farm where several people had seen him earlier in day. Lawmen believe he returned there and stole the two chainsaws as well as a can of gas.

According to sheriff?s investigator Jim Hartman, Hill reportedly said he was down on his luck and was stealing the saws to sell for profit. The saws were in fact sold to someone in the Alexandria area. However, lawmen are yet to recover the stolen property.

It was during the investigation Hartman said he found Hill was a very efficient thief, leaving nothing to waste. Specifically, Hartman said Hill used the gas taken during the theft not to put in the stolen saws, but instead to put in his car which was low on gas so he could drive somewhere and sell the stolen saws.

Regardless of his use of stolen property, Hartman said the man is charged with theft and will likely have to make full restitution if the person to whom the saws were sold does not come forward.