About $300K Worth Of Stolen Heavy Equipment Recovered In Oakdale

OAKDALE (CBS13) – Detectives say they have recovered a trove of stolen heavy equipment in Oakdale worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office says, on Thursday, detectives got some information about a piece of possibly stolen heavy equipment spotted along the 4600 block of Montgomery Avenue.

Auto theft task force detectives responded and discovered a stash of stolen equipment.

Detectives eventually recovered four skid steers, two excavators, two pickup trucks, two flatbed trailers, a trailer and even a one jet ski.

In total, detectives estimate they recovered about $300,000 worth of stolen equipment.

An illegal short-barreled shotgun was also recovered during a search warrant related to the investigation.

One man, 29-year-old Noel Hernandez, was arrested and is facing charges of possession of stolen property, possession of a prohibited weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm.