On Thursday, February 7, 2013, the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a theft that took place at an oil field work-site located in the 100 block of Interstate 20, in Trent. It was reported that sometime between Wednesday, February 6, 2013 and Wednesday, February 7, 2013, an unknown person(s) used force, and cut a lock to enter the property. Once inside, the thieve(s) took a set of power tongs that were mounted on a drilling rig. A preliminary investigation was conducted, and it was found that thieve(s) cut the power tong hydraulic hoses, used a fork truck to remove them from the rig, and load them into another vehicle. The estimated value of the tongs that were taken, as well as damage to the property is approximately $600.00.

If you have information, call the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office at 325.235.5471 or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 325.235.TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online. Nolan County Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to the arrest and filing of charges against the person(s) responsible for this crime, and a reward of up to $1,000.00 for any other unsolved felony crime.