Sheriff's Dept. reports upswing in theft of garden tools

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Sheriff’s Command has announced it has seen an increase in the reporting of theft of garden tools from unsecured storage sheds in the area. The most common tool being stolen is the weed whacker.

According to Sheriff’s crime prevention specialist John McLelland, “Not long ago, there was a countywide series of weed whackers being stolen from stores, but apparently it has been discovered that it is easier to steal them from unlocked storage sheds, be they in someone’s back yard, in a grove, or in a large, open field.

Those owning weed whackers and/or similar tools...