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LOCAL NEWS
Police Uncover Hoard of Stolen Property
Feb 18, 2011 12:00 am
LACONIA — Police investigating the theft of a snow blower from a residence on Court Street in January last month discovered a hoard of stolen property, including the snow blower, in the basement and backyard shed of a home on Garfield Street this week.

Griffin Lahey, 30, of 204 Garfield Street has been charged with receiving stolen property — the snow blower — a class B misdemeanor. He was released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail and scheduled to be arraigned in Laconia District Court on March 24.

Meanwhile, Captain Bill Clary said that detectives are investigating how the other stolen items, mostly power equipment and tools, reached Lahey's home from such faraway places as New Mexico and West Virginia and are pursuing leads pointing to several suspects.

The stolen property includes a log splitter, surveying equipment, an outboard motor, lawnmower, shop vacs, a compressor, nail guns, grinders, assorted saws and other tools with an aggregate value Clary estimated came to at least $20,000. "This is a major theft ring," Clary told the Police Commission yesterday. Lieutenant Matt Canfield suspected that many of the items were taken from construction sites, including a lock box full of power tools.

Officer Peter Horan began investigating the theft of the snow blower on January 25 and early this week got an anonymous tip about where he could find it. When police recovered the snow blower, they noticed the other items and immediately executed a second search warrant of Lahey's property. Clary said that detectives found receipts from local pawnshops along with the stolen goods. "This was a very good joint effort between patrol and detectives," he said.

CAPTION — Lieutenant Matt Canfield displays a share of the hoard of stolen equipment and tools found this week by police investigating the theft of a snow blower. (Courtesy photo)