Lost
Lost hand tools near Sterling, Eastern Colorado
Near Sterling Feed & Hardware
Lost
listing
Posted
2 days
ago
Description
I was finishing a fence repair at 5:30 p.m. last Tuesday, near the Sterling Feed & Hardware on Main Street in Sterling. My hand tools were in a gray metal toolbox with a blue hammer sticking out, plus a tape measure and needle-nose pliers. I must have dropped them in the gravel lot after I swung the toolbox into the truck bed. I’m worried they’ll be taken or end up in someone else’s spring project, and I’d really appreciate any tips from someone who saw something on Main Street that evening.
Approximate last-seen location
Near Sterling Feed & Hardware
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