Tools stolen from family Warren lawn care business – Macomb Daily

Ken Edwards, owner of Blade Masters Yard Repair, is trying to figure out how to continue serving his 100 customers after a man drove off for a living Monday morning.

Edwards’ video surveillance camera captured a single man entering his backyard at 14 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue around 4 a.m. Monday, sneaking out onto the porch, walking into the driveway and hot-roping his company truck to a trailer full of $35,000. Valuable tools are attached.

Edwards has owned the company with his son Kenny for 20 years.

“We live on a dead end street so we don’t know if we were targeted or if it was just random,” Edwards said. “My son had a motorcycle and a four-wheeler on the porch and the thief saw those first and came up the driveway by the side of the house and hot-wired the truck.”

Edwards is trying to replace the stolen equipment and get it back up and running as soon as possible, but current supply chain issues make that task incredibly difficult. Trailers and mowers have not only doubled in price, but in many cases are simply not available for purchase.

A trip to a local commercial lawn shop yesterday proved disappointing for Edwards and his son.

“They have a couple of mowers that we can order, but they’re not sure how long it will take to deliver,” Edwards said. “There’s nothing in stock right now; everything’s sold. This was our livelihood. It hurts when someone takes the tools you need to feed your family. You have a short window in this business to make your money, and for something like this to happen, it really sets us back.”