Around 5 p.m. residents living in a home in northwestern Boone County witnessed a man entering a shop on their property.  The residents ran towards the man as he entered the shop to try to stop and identify him. But the suspect got away with a $250 welder.

Witnesses describe the suspect as a 30 to 40 year-old white male with scraggly, brown hair and sunglasses. He fled in a white Ford Explorer with damage to the right rear side of the vehicle.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Crimestoppers Hotline at 875-TIPS (8477) or visit Crimestoppers website by clicking on the link in the upper left corner of this page.