Hillsborough PD Looking for Appliance Thieves

Hillsborough Police are seeking information regarding a series of break-ins.

Lieutenant Simmons with the Hillsborough Police Department says the string of incidents have a common theme.

“We’re seeing a rash of break-ins in new homes under construction,” he says. “They’re going into the new homes and stealing appliances.”

Nine dishwashers of various makes and models have been removed from new residences in three construction sites between February 23 and March 14. Damage from each occurrence is in excess of $35,000.

Police are seeking two suspects, one male (pictured above) and one female (pictured below).

Police have identified possible suspect vehicles as a newer model white minivan (possibly a Toyota Sienna or similar) and a white Ford F250/F350 Super Duty pickup truck with small lights on the roof and a toolbox in the truck bed.

If you see any suspicious activity, specifically around new construction sites, you are asked to notify authorities.

“Any suspicious activity that they see, even if it turns out to be something that’s legitimate,” Simmons says. “We’d like to be able to check on each individual instance to make sure that it’s not something going on.

“Construction sites are places that are typically dormant when the construction workers are gone. And if there’s just one random vehicle in there, we’d like to get a call on that.”

Simmons says they have no indication at this time the suspects have any connection to the construction crews that are working on the sites where appliances were stolen.

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