CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Thousands of dollars worth of stolen tools were returned to a Cape Coral arborist.
Dan Hudock was devastated after someone stole his tools when they fell off his truck’s tailgate on Santa Barbara Boulevard last Thursday.
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Three days later, Hudock received an anonymous phone call stating someone had posted tree-trimming tools for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The anonymous caller asked Hudock if the tools belonged to him. Hudock called Cape Coral Police after identifying his tools.
“I knew it was my gear from the start,” said Hudock.
Hudock met with Cape Coral Police Tuesday morning to identify and prove the tools were indeed his. That was no problem for Hudock as he was able to identify each item.
Hudock said there are still a few things missing but that he’s not too worried about it.
“It’s what I do for a living, honestly I’m just happy to have it all back,” he said.