Police are seeking help identifying who stole a stump grinder that has since been recovered.

The grinder was recovered Dec. 24 at the Hands Club at 746 Beech St., said Officer Barry Pruitt, spokesman for the Bowling Green Police Department.

“The grinder was sitting on the property covered by a tarp, but no one there had any idea how it had gotten there,” he said.

The stump grinder, valued at $25,000, is a large piece of equipment that would be difficult to move without someone seeing it, Pruitt said.

The grinder, along with a chainsaw and other tools that have not been recovered, were stolen Nov. 19 from a vehicle parked at Motel 6 at 3139 Scottsville Road.

The stump grinder has been returned to its owner, but the department still wants to find out who stole it, Pruitt said.

Anyone with information about this crime or any other may call the Bowling Green-Warren County Crime Stoppers at 781-2583. Information can also be provided online at www.781CLUE.org.

Crime Stoppers tips may be left anonymously and information that leads to a conviction is eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

Arrest — Brian T. Taylor, 32, 952 Bryant Way, was charged with second-degree robbery, first-degree possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday at 553 Duntov Way, according to a city police report.

Taylor is accused of robbing the Jr. Foods Store at 3380 Louisville Road at 7:28 p.m. Wednesday by pushing away the clerk and grabbing money from the cash register, according to the report. Police found a pipe with cocaine residue in his possession.

He is at the Warren County Regional Jail on $21,000 bond.

Assault — An 18-year-old Bowling Green woman told police she was assaulted with a glass bottle between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. Thursday outside the Hands Club at 746 Beech St., according to a city police report. The woman went to The Medical Center for treatment.

Burglary — Cash and checks valued at $2,035 were reported stolen Monday at Regina Webb Salon at 1250 Westen St., according to a city police report. There was also $200 in damage to the business.

Burglary — Three televisions, a Nintendo Wii with accessories and a PlayStation 3 valued at $2,292 were stolen between 6 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. Tuesday from a residence in the 700 block of Brandy Circle, according to a city police report.

Burglary — A laptop computer, prescription pills and a game system valued at $730 were stolen between 12:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Thursday in the 700 block of East 12th Avenue, according to a city police report.

Theft — Cash, identification including a resident alien card, credit cards and a cell phone valued at $579 were stolen between 2 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday from a vehicle in the 500 block of Brentmoor Avenue, according to a city police report.

Theft — A radio and GPS valued at $500 were stolen between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. Wednesday from a vehicle in the 1600 block of Johnson Drive, according to a city police report.

Theft — Cash, a cell phone and a debit card valued at $600 were stolen between 6:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Tuesday from a vehicle in the 1900 block of Russellville Road, according to a city police report.

Theft — A radio, satellite radio and an iPod integration system valued at $750 were stolen between 1:30 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. Dec. 26 from a vehicle in the 100 block of Old Morgantown Road, according to a city police report. There was also $300 in damage to the vehicle.

Theft — Two rings valued at $2,500 were stolen between 11:30 p.m. Sunday and noon Monday from a residence in the 100 block of Kendale Street, according to a city police report.

Theft — A gold 1997 Toyota Camry valued at $3,000 was stolen between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Belmont Avenue, according to a city police report. The vehicle has Kentucky license plate 278 ESD.

Theft — Forty gospel CDs and a car stereo valued at $440 were stolen between Saturday and Tuesday in the 2700 block of Industrial Drive, according to a city police report.