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Police seek arrest warrant after Mich. worker’s body found in collapsed trench
Police have requested an arrest warrant after a Michigan worker was found dead in a collapsed trench, and it was later determined he died after being hit by an excavator being operated on the worksite, reports WJRT ABC 12 news station. The worker, Craig Earl Wagner Jr., 38, of Dryden was found buried in a […]
October 4, 2019
Home
Contractors: How to know if you’re being embezzled
There’s a better than average chance a small business will be the victim of embezzlement. What you can do to spot – and correct – the situation. Times were good in the early 2000s when a Southern California contractor went looking for a financial manager. “This candidate was far above anyone else we interviewed,” the contractor […]
August 31, 2017
Pickups
Ford unveils MBX350, a Super Duty designed for off-road law enforcement
Despite the Matchbox branding adorning the exterior of this F-350 concept, Ford says this truck is not a toy. Instead, the MBX350 is a fully-functioning police and tactical truck concept designed to take on any type of terrain. Built using a 2017 Ford F-350 4×5 XL Crew Cab, the truck is powered by Ford’s 6.7-liter […]
November 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Cops in Georgia go undercover as construction workers to catch distracted drivers
There might just be a badge behind the next visibility vest you see inside a road construction site. Police in Marietta, Georgia, have gone undercover, but they aren’t infiltrating the mob or a drug operation. They’re wearing hard hats and holding stops signs in a road work zone, according to WSB-TV. Several Marietta Police officers recently dressed […]
August 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
80-thousand pounds of sand and gravel dumped on highway
A little bit of sand and gravel usually doesn’t cause any problems for drivers, but 80-thousand pounds of sand and gravel can cause a ton of problems! Transportation officials were forced to stop traffic on southbound I-35, north of New Braunfels, TX when a dump truck accidentally dropped huge load of sand on the main […]
September 29, 2014
Roadbuilding
Man steals Caterpillar excavator and other construction equipment
Police have arrested a man in Beaufort County, N.C., after he allegedly stole a Caterpillar excavator and other construction equipment from his employer. The thief, Herbert Lee Garriss, 46, has been charged with three counts of larceny. Authorities say Garriss stole a Caterpillar excavator, a Kawasaki Mule UTV (utility task vehicle) and a portable fuel tank from the […]
September 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
Equipment and signs stolen from construction site in S.C.
Police are searching for the thief, or thieves, who stole construction equipment and signs from the side of Interstate 585 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Transportation says five batteries for large directional signs used to direct traffic in the construction zone were stolen. Wires on four of the signs had been cut […]
September 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Homeless forced to relocate due to bridge construction
Several homeless men who live beneath the 9th Street overpass in Jeffersonville, Indiana, have been forced to move. That’s because Walsh Construction has begun demolition as part of a new phase of Ohio River Bridges Project. This is not the first time the homeless have been forced to move. Last year around a dozen homeless living […]
September 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
Not so fast: Police disable stolen truck with GPS
Police used a GPS tracking device to track a stolen vehicle and disable it during a high-speed pursuit. When the authorities tried to pull the stolen truck over, the two Santa Maria, California, men — Jacob Valdez, 23, and Joshua Valdez, 18 — took off heading south on Highway 101, according to a Santa Maria […]
October 3, 2013
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