When the St. Louis County Parks Department purchased a $56,000 TimberKing Sawmill, it likely never expected the purchase would one day lead to the discovery of a multi-county theft operation.

A path of clues began with an unusual machine—a Timberking Sawmill, originally purchased by the St. Louis County Parks Department to save money.

Wixom police are turning to the public for help in locating a stolen sawmill. The $40,000 TimberKing saw mill and a Dirty Hands 22-ton log splitter worth $1,000 disappeared in mid-August from the ...