Stolen Door County property found in Green Bay

Door County - Property stolen in Door County has been recovered in Green Bay, but two suspects in the crimes remain at-large, the Door County Sheriff's Department says.

The sheriff's department and Sturgeon Bay Police Department had "numerous" reports of break-ins to rental storage sheds. They would break into the sheds and replace the locks with their own. Similar crimes were discovered in Brown County over the summer. Sometimes items in the storage unit were rearranged, apparently so they would be easier to remove when the thieves returned later.

The thieves mostly took tools, camping gear and athletic equipment. Authorities didn't say exactly what was recovered or what led them to get search warrants in Green Bay.

The suspects are identified as Ricky Smithey and William Collman. The sheriff's department thinks they've left the Door County area. They're originally from Kentucky.

Smithey turns 26 on November 5. He's white, has brown hair and brown eyes, 5'5" tall and 140 pounds.

Collman is 45, white, with brown hair and a gray beard, brown eyes, 5'8" and 180 pounds.

Authorities don't know what they might be driving.

People are asked to check their rental storage lockers or sheds on private property, and ask anyone reporting a theft to be as detailed as possible when describing their stolen items.

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