Troopers find Humvee stolen from Ohio National Guard armory

A military Humvee similar to this one was discovered stolen March 22, 2016, from the Ohio National Guard Armory in Stow. CONTRIBUTED

A military Humvee similar to this one was discovered stolen March 22, 2016, from the Ohio National Guard Armory in Stow. CONTRIBUTED

UPDATE @ 4:20 p.m. (March 25)

A military Humvee stolen from the Ohio National Guard Armory in Stow was found Friday night in a garage at a vacant house.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said tips from the public led troopers to find the vehicle. No arrests have been made, and the theft remains under investigation, the patrol said.

FIRST REPORT

A military Humvee was stolen from the Ohio National Guard Armory in Stow.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to the armory, 4630 Allen Road, where suspects cut through a chain link fence and accessed a secured area where the Humvee was stored. The Humvee was locked at the time of the theft, but the suspect disabled the locking mechanism and drove the vehicle off the premises, troopers said.

The Humvee is marked with bumper numbers 174 and 1-145 near the left tail light and HQ-51 near the right tail light.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the highway patrol at 216-265-1677 or #677.

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