Stearns County Sheriff's Office received a report of a theft in progress at Capital Granite of Rockville. A caller said they saw someone stealing large steel racks from behind the business, Sheriff John Sanner said.
An employee was able to get a license plate number on the pickup involved. Information was broadcast to law enforcement and a Waite Park officer saw the truck coming out of a private driveway, Sanner said.
The truck was stopped and the driver was identified as John Jay Czech, 44, of Oak Park. The racks were located along with numerous large pieces of steel, Sanner said.
Czech was arrested and taken to Stearns County Jail.
The sheriff's office is trying to locate the owners of the pieces of steel. Anyone with information should contact deputies at 251-4240.
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