Kaplan man’s race truck stolen, then runs out of fuel, located in Leroy

KAPLAN — Devin Turner had a terrible start to his Saturday morning when he realized his 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck was stolen from his workplace in Kaplan. However, things started looking up by 2 p.m. when his S-10 was found parked in a driveway on Leroy Road, north of Kaplan.
On that Saturday morning, Turner arrived at his workplace around 7:30 and was informed by a friend that his S-10 truck was not parked where it usually was.
After searching around the shop, they realized that it had been stolen. Turner subsequently reported the crime to the police.
The video footage showed that around 6 a.m. on Saturday, an unidentified male had walked around the unlocked truck and sat inside it, but he had trouble figuring out how to start it because it was a racing truck and had several buttons and switches. Turner had invested $20,000 and his time and money to turn the small truck into a racing truck that he used to race in Baton Rouge. He had even driven it up to 135 miles per hour on a quarter-mile race track.

Turner not only reported the theft to the police but also posted a picture of his silver S-10 on Facebook to let people know that his truck was stolen and to ask them to be on the lookout for it.
Thanks to Facebook, a person recognized the truck parked in the driveway of a home on Leroy Road, and they called Turner to let him know.
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office was also informed, and they took fingerprints from inside the truck.

As of Monday, nothing was damaged on the truck, and no one has been arrested.
Turner thanked everyone who helped him search for his truck and expressed his gratitude to the person who found it and called him.
“Thanks everyone who shared the post about my truck and everyone who came out to search for it. It was a long, stressful day. I appreciate all of the help. It is back home and running well.
“Daniel Rigsby, you are the man. Thanks for finding it and calling us. I owe you one.”