WHITEVILLE, NC — Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a high-value theft after a contractor was cleaned out of thousands of dollars worth of professional power tools and high-capacity batteries early this week.
Deputies responded to a property at 1458 Pine Log Road in Whiteville around 7:13 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, after victim Matthew Watkins reported his work equipment missing.
According to sheriff’s office incident logs, the thief or thieves stole over 25 individual items—primarily top-tier DeWalt 20V and 60V Max/XR power tools and specialty batteries. The stolen inventory included:
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16 DeWalt PowerStack, FlexVolt, and Max XR high-capacity batteries valued at over $1,900 combined
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A DeWalt 7 1/4″ Skill Saw, Framing Nailer, Hammer Drill Driver, and two 4.5″ Angle Grinders
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Two 1/4″ Impact Drivers, an Oscillating Tool, and a 5″ Orbital Sander
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A DeWalt 100′ Green Self-Leveling Crossline Laser
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A Graco Ultra Cordless Paint Sprayer valued at $259
The total estimated value of the stolen property exceeds $2,800. No suspect description was available at the time of the report, and the investigation remains active.
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