{"id":3004,"date":"2026-06-25T07:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3004"},"modified":"2026-06-25T07:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:07:15","slug":"livermore-mechanic-charged-with-stealing-skid-steer-excavator-from-employer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3004","title":{"rendered":"Livermore mechanic charged with stealing skid steer, excavator from employer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>LIVERMORE \u2014 A local mechanic was charged with stealing around $128,000 worth of machinery from his employer, who fired him a month after the reported theft, court records show.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3002\">SF Giants\u2019 rookie Bericoto walks off A\u2019s with HR after Devers\u2019 tying shot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old Livermore man was charged with grand theft of a skid steer, an excavator, and two trailers for both items, totaling around $128,000, court records show. When arrested on May 15, he denied the theft and said he took the skid steer to a Walmart parking lot so that another mechanic could update its systems, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The theft was reported back in March by North Sky Communications LLC, where the suspect was working at the time. Authorities say he was identified from surveillance cameras and later through a review of his phone, where he discussed selling \u201cmachines\u201d and reached out to a potential buyer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3000\">Earthquake rattles Northern California near Ukiah \u2014 biggest in California since 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a strange twist, the potential buyer reportedly smelled a rat and reached out to someone with the company, to make sure the machinery hadn\u2019t been stolen. The items were moved to an address in unincorporated San Joaquin County for re-sale, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was fired from his job in April, and turned in his work cellphone, which later seized and search by police, according to court records. He has pleaded not guilty, been released from jail without bail, and is next due in court in July, records show.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2997\">World Cup fever continues to grip downtown San Jose<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspect attempted to sell the skid steer to a man who reached out to its rightful owner to see if the machinery had been stolen, according to police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Livermore mechanic charged with stealing skid steer, excavator from employer - 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