Man Finds His Stolen Tools For Sale On eBay
Carpenter Buys Items, Contacts Police

POSTED: 11:09 pm EST February 28, 2005
UPDATED: 11:54 pm EST February 28, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS -- A carpenter learned that tools stolen from him were
being sold on an Internet auction site, prompting detectives to find
thousands of dollars worth of allegedly stolen items at an
Indianapolis man's garage, police said.

Police said they plan to arrest Christopher Lamont Hayden, 34, on
charges of theft, WRTV-TV in Indianapolis reported Monday.

The carpenter, John Guichelaar, said his tools were stolen, and that
he spent a week checking local lawn shops for them. Then, he said, he
found them on eBay.


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"What I ended up doing was actually purchasing some of my tools so I
could receive them and prove that they were mine," Guichelaar said.

Guichelaar called police. An investigation led them to Hayden's home,
where they served a search warrant Monday.

Police said the garage contained thousands of dollars worth of common
and specialty tools that they believe were stolen. Authorities said
they believe Hayden sold stolen tools on eBay.

"This is the first case we ever had where stolen property was
solicited (on the Internet) and we found it and we had serial numbers
to make the identification marks," Indianapolis police Detective
Martha Richardson said.

Police said they believe the tools found Monday may have been taken
during more than 100 burglaries.