A thief steals over $ 1,000 worth of power tool accessories from Ace Hardware in Roosevelt
- Travis Uresk
- Jul 9
- 2 min read
by Travis Uresk
7-9-25
| Roosevelt, Ut. | June 3rd, 2025 |
On May 10, 2025, at 7:15 PM, an unidentified male entered Ace Hardware and stole several items, those items included:
Battery 2-pack
Wrench
Milwaukee 28-piece Tool Set
Store recording and processing time: $40
Total Estimated Loss: $451.97
The suspect was seen on the store's surveillance cameras concealing the merchandise and exiting the store without paying for the items.
On May 20, 2025, at approximately 8:47 PM, a similar theft occurred at the exact Stewart's Ace Hardware location. The same suspect was seen again entering the store, walking over to the power tools section, and placing several Dewalt items into a shopping basket.
Surveillance footage shows the suspect in aisle eleven concealing items where empty boxes were later found. The male then leaves the basket near the front counter and exits the store without paying for the merchandise.
The stolen items on this day included:
DeWalt Flex Volt Battery
DeWalt 20V Battery Adaptor
DeWalt 20V Two-Pack Battery
Total loss for this incident: $662.99
Upon receiving tips from the public identifying the suspect as 32-year-old Joseph Allen Keel.
On June 3, 2025, Detective Kearney interviewed Keel at the UBMC. During the interview, Keel admitted to stealing the battery packs, a wrench set, and the 28-piece tool set from Ace Hardware because he was “hard up” for money.
Joseph stated that he had sold the items and no longer had them, and he had plans to return to the store and steal again, but he didn't.
At the time of the arrest, Keel had three active no-bail warrants issued out of the 8th District Court in Duchesne County, Utah.
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