A warrant has been issued for a Bloomington man accused of stealing a work van from a Greene County business. The van contained over $5,000 worth of tools that were allegedly pawned in Indy.

Wade Edward Webb, 32, Bloomington, is wanted on preliminary charges of two counts of theft where the value of the property is between $750 and $50,000, both as Level 6 felonies.

Webb is accused of stealing a work truck from the lot of Walls Construction on East State Road 54, east of Bloomfield. There were numerous items inside the van, specifically tools with an approximate value of $5,207.

Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Camron Frye, the investigating officer, said the owner of the business reported a white 2009 E-250 Econoline van was taken around 4 a.m. on Monday, September 23. The owner was able to provide video from a surveillance system that showed a male and a female on the property at that time. An employee of the business was able to identify Webb as the man in the video. The van was entered into the statewide IDACS system as stolen.

On September 25, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department located the van in Indianapolis. No suspects were found with the vehicle, no tools were found inside and someone at an Indy wrecker service said the vehicle appeared to have been ransacked.

The owner had provided a detailed list of the tools that were in the vehicle and they were also entered into the IDACS system.

On October 2, GCSD Det. James O’Malley checked the van for evidence and he later informed Deputy Frye that he had discovered that some of the tools were pawned at various pawn shops in the Indianapolis area. Deputy Frye was able to obtain print outs of the pawn agreements with Webb’s signature and photos of Webb and his identification card.

The findings from the investigation were submitted to the prosecutor’s office, a case was filed yesterday, October 21, and a warrant for Webb’s arrest was issued today, October 22.

Records indicate Webb may currently be incarcerated in the Monroe County Jail.