Summerlin-area Boy Scout troop seeks clues after trailer theft

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.