Have You Seen This Stolen Truck?

Despite that this old 1985 Toyota work truck was backed up to the garage door and locked, thieves managed to steal it Friday night, May 20, sometime around 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from a house on the corner of Rehrmann Drive and Evans Road in Dixon, just past Tremont Elementary School.

It’s pretty hard to miss since it has a smashed in right front fender and ladders padlocked to the top of its roof rack atop the old, but custom-made service box. It has license plates of 2R4465.

"All of my tools for my business are in that truck,” said Steve Lorente. “A lot of the stuff is just nuts and bolts but there were tools that my father and my grandfather gave me.”

and his wife own a sound and lighting business where they also provide service on the equipment. They depend solely on the business for their modest home and volunteer heavily in the Dixon community including at , the , the and the

“When you use tools over and over again--like a carpenter uses a hammer all the time--you know how it feels, how it swings…certain tools become part of you," said a disheartened Lorente from his home. "We had just got the truck back from the shop, too,” he added.

Lorente gave a report to the and officers told him that although Dixon is a small town, it has its fair share of auto thefts.

If anyone sees this truck, please call the immediately at 911.