The entire incident was caught on camera. Still, employees said they struggled to get help from law enforcement.At least three people broke into an East Austin business, loaded thousands of dollars worth of equipment onto the company’s trailer, and drove off.
Video showed the trio cut a lock and entered the business's yard. They stole a trailer and hitched it to their Jeep. They loaded the trailer with two lawnmowers, a weed eater, and a 100-foot spool of jetter hose. They also broke a window and stole office equipment and turned on two backhoes. He noted that it was unusual "for them to take a jetter hose, know how to hitch the trailer, turn on a backhoe, let alone operate it."
Apperley said he had two more unsuccessful interactions with dispatchers. He called the response a "slap in the face" and asked "Who do we turn to? You know, who do we call?" Apperley estimates $6,000 to $7,000 worth of equipment was stolen. He spent an additional $3,500 on repairs and security improvements he said he is "far from done" with.