The Weld County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two men suspected of defrauding a local business out of nearly $30,000 of steel.
Around 4 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a cold theft report at a steel business in unincorporated Weld County just north of Greeley, according to a sheriff’s office news release. The business owner said more than $27,000 worth of steel had been defrauded.
The owner reported a man he knew as George Smith of George’s Construction had made four significant purchases over the phone using a credit card within the last few weeks. The material was picked up by another man, known as Carlos Martinez.
Later, the purchases were flagged by the credit card company as fraud, and the company canceled the payments, the release said.
The suspects are using fake names and disguised their cellphone numbers by using an app. However, the business captured security footage of Martinez and the vehicle he used to pick up the rebar.
He is described as a white or Latino man of average height and build. He was last seen wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and a light blue baseball hat.
His vehicle is a black, newer model Dodge Ram four-door pickup with a toolbox in the bed and a standard, black dump trailer attached. His truck has a white logo on the rear passenger side door, and it possibly contains the letters “JL.”
If anyone has information about the suspects involved or the pickup, the sheriff’s office asks people to call Deputy Ryan Baer at (970) 400-4026.
People with information regarding this or any crime are asked to call the Weld County Sheriff’s Office at (970) 356-4015 or Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Tips can be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips online that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect may be eligible for a cash reward.
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