Summerlin-area Boy Scout troop seeks clues after trailer theft

By JAN HOGAN VIEW STAFF WRITER

8 years ago

Glen Cox holds the title Feb. 28, 2017, to the 16-foot trailer that was stolen from Boy Scout Troop 102. The troop held a massive garage sale that spanned three days and required troop members to camp out to guard the items in order to raise money to buy the $2,000 trailer. They got to use it three trips before it went missing. The church where it was stored has no insurance to cover the theft. (JAN HOGAN/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL)

Glen Cox holds the title Feb. 28, 2017, to the 16-foot trailer that was stolen from Boy Scout Troop 102 as the treasurer looks for photos. The troop held a massive garage sale that spanned three days and required troop members to camp out to guard the items in order to raise money to buy the $2,000 trailer. They got to use it three trips before it went missing. The church where it was stored has no insurance to cover the theft. (JAN HOGAN/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL)

A trailer similar to this one was stolen from Boy Scout Troop 102. The Las Vegas troop had earned the money to buy it, only to use it three times before it was taken from the storage area. The troop is hoping the public will spot it so they can get it back. (SPECIAL TO VIEW)

Last spring, the Boy Scouts of Troop 102 raised funds to buy a much-needed trailer for camping trips.

Then it was stolen.

Troop 102 hopes someone has information about where the trailer is. It had been kept it in a vacant, fenced-in area behind Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4601 W. Lake Mead Blvd. The church is the charter organization for the Boy Scout troop, hosts its meetings and regularly stores some of the Scouts’ items.

It wasn’t until September that the trailer was noticed missing when Scoutmaster Glen Cox was preparing the troop’s next big outing.

Chip Lydick, committee chairman for Troop 102, said that “coming down here and seeing it was gone, that was shocking.”

The white, 16-foot 1996 Wells Cargo dual-axle trailer has two wing doors in the back, with a side door and a flip-up canopy on the passenger side. One wheel cover is white, the other silver.

Troop members have checked Craigslist and did an online search for the vehicle identification number in case it was registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles. David Dwyer, the troops’ church liaison, has unsuccessfully scoured the area.

The troop learned that a family member of the troop’s secretary, Dawn Shearer, was selling a trailer. The price tag: $2,000. To raise funds, the troop held a garage sale so large last April that it spanned three days. Items were on the front and side lawns, so members camped out to ensure nothing was stolen.

The garage sale raised more than $2,000. The extra money was used to purchase camping equipment and to sponsor youths to go to summer camp.

“When the treasurer put the numbers out there and said, ‘Here’s what we made,’ everybody was extremely excited,” Lydick said.

The church has a fenced-in area, gated and locked, where the trailer was parked. There was no sign of forced entry.

To reach Summerlin Area View reporter Jan Hogan, email jhogan@viewnews.com or call 702-387-2949.