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Caught on camera: Tools worth thousands stolen in NW OKC from hardworking electrician, father

A Northwest Oklahoma City electrician and father of six, who’s spent 23 years building up his tool collection, had hundreds of tools stolen from the back of his truck while working on a job. The theft was caught on camera — suspects pulled up, loaded the tools into their vehicle, and were gone in under six minutes. This loss not only represents thousands of dollars in tools but also disrupts the day-to-day of someone whose livelihood depends on those tools. Local community members and the electrician are now asking for help identifying the suspect and restoring what was taken.

KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City

VIDEOS: A local electrician and father of six lost the work tools he had been collecting for more than 20 years. The tool cases were stolen out of the back of Matt Brown's truck last week while he was on a job in northwest Oklahoma City.

Police were immediately called after the theft last Friday. It has become a community effort to identify the suspected thief caught on camera.

"I've been an electrician for 23 years, so I have quite the collection," said Brown.

However, this week Brown has been working with a gifted starter set and loaned tools. Brown's livelihood was stripped from him while he was working a side job near Northwest 56th and Portland Avenue.

"This guy was just so brazen to just pull up next to my truck and start pulling tools, loaded up his car and came back five minutes 58 seconds later," said Brown. "Got a second batch of my tools which was pretty much everything at that point."

Brown was devastated when he saw his collection worth thousands gone.

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