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Aug 12, 2023

Police released a photo of a miniature excavator stolen from the construction site at the I-94/I-69 interchange in Calhoun County.

MARSHALL, MI -- A mini excavator was stolen from a state of Michigan construction site at the interchange of I-94 and I-69, the Michigan State Police said.

Troopers are investigating the theft of a CAT Mini-Excavator, which was trailered away from the Michigan Department of Transportation construction site near Marshall, police said in a news release.

It happened around 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 2.

The suspect was driving a “newer” black RAM crew-cab pickup, pulling a black equipment hauler flatbed gooseneck trailer, police said.

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The rig was last seen traveling north on Old 27 Highway. The excavator is a yellow 2017 CAT 303.5 with a small front bucket and rubber tracks, police said. The excavator is owned by one of the contractors on the project.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Michigan State Police Marshall Post at 269-558-0500 ext. 4385, reference incident number 54-3468-23.

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