FAYETTE COUN - TY - The Fayette County Sheriff's Office received information on Oct. 21, re garding a stolen Caterpillar bulldozer reported out of Montgomery County. Investigator Michael Otten received information indicating that the equip - ment was located in the West Point area of Fayette County.
Otten and Deputy Wes -
ley Arrison responded to a property on Farm-to-Mar - ket Road 154 near West Point, where they located the stolen bulldozer behind a residence.
During the investigation, deputies contacted an indi - vidual who claimed to own the bulldozer. Further investigation re - vealed that the individual, identified as Andres Riojas of West Point, had provided false information regarding his possession of the equip ment. As a result of the inves - tigation, Riojas was taken into custody for possession of stolen property $2,500 bu less than $30,000 and tam - pering with identification numbers personal property.
The stolen bulldozer was successfully recovered and released to a representative of the victim.
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the circumstanc es surrounding the theft and transportation of the equip ment. The investigation re mains ongoing.
