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New Mexico distillery owner stunned by broad daylight theft of $10K fence: ‘Didn’t realize people steal fences’

Nypost · · 344 words · By Caitlin McCormack
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What to know about New Mexico distillery owner stunned by broad daylight theft of $10K fence: ‘Didn’t realize people steal fences’

New Mexico distillery owner stunned by broad daylight theft of $10K fence: ‘Didn’t realize people steal fences’ Two thieves cleverly disguised as construction workers made off with 100 feet in steel fencing from a New Mexico distillery — shocking the owner,…

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What happened

New Mexico distillery owner stunned by broad daylight theft of $10K fence: ‘Didn’t realize people steal fences’ Two thieves cleverly disguised as construction workers made off with 100 feet in steel fencing from a New Mexico distillery — shocking the owner,…

Why it matters

I didn’t realize people steal fences,” Holloway told KOB 4.

Common ground

He assumed someone swiped it overnight — but security footage quickly proved him wrong.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/new-mexico-distillery-owner-stunned-by-bro…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Two thieves cleverly disguised as construction workers made off with 100 feet in steel fencing from a New Mexico distillery”
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The claim is directly supported by a report from KOB 4 Eyewitness News. Other web results are irrelevant (discussing CBP or stealth camping), meaning only one specific news source corroborates this event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two thieves disguised as construction workers stole 100 feet of fencing from a New Mexico distillery. KOB 4 Eyewitness News – KOB.com. The exterior of a white building with an area where a fence was s…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/new-mexico-distillery-…
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web search NEUTRAL — CBP said the men were from Mexico and Ecuador and were attempting to blend in with construction workers on the site of one of the several ongoing border infrastructure projects. The two men were “appr…
https://news.meaww.com/video/men-disguised-as-construction-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Is it possible to stealth camp in a camper van that’s disguised as a construction workers van?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdfJxdMq-I0
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Claim 2: “The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office speculated that the thieves were planning on reselling the fence materials, which can go for up to 80% market value.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Bernalillo County and its official website, but none of these sources mention the Sheriff's Office speculating on the resale value of stolen fencing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bernalillo County () is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 676,444. The county seat, Albuquerque, is the most populous city in New Mexi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernalillo_County,_New_Mexico
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2026, a conspiracy theory emerged alleging that the deaths or disappearances of several people, some described online as scientists tied to classified or sensitive research, were connected to secre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Neil McCasland (born c. 1957) is an astronautical engineer, retired United States Air Force major general, and former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory. He is currently the direct…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_McCasland
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Claim 3: “Frank Holloway, the owner of the Hollow Spirts Distillery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, thought he was hallucinating when half the fencing at his second location’s backyard vanished on April 30.”
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While the evidence for claim 5 confirms Frank Holloway is the owner and mentions the cost, the specific details about the 'second location' and the date 'April 30' are not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, though the KOB 4 report is the primary source for the story. The other search results are unrelated (film, dictionary).
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web search NEUTRAL — Frank is a 2014 black comedy film directed by Lenny Abrahamson from a screenplay by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan. It stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, and…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — The word frank comes from the name of the Franks, a West Germanic people who lived long ago. In the early Middle Ages the Franks were in power in France. (It was from them that the country got its nam…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frank
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web search NEUTRAL — What does frank mean? Frank is used to describe something that is honest and straightforward, especially in speech, as in The fashion show judge gave frank criticism to every contestant, even if they …
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/frank
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Claim 4: “The thieves were seemingly satisfied after they removed 10 sections of the fence. All the materials were placed in an idling flatbed truck parked on the corner nearest to the fences, according to surveillance footage obtained by the outlet.”
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The KOB 4 report is the only source discussing this specific theft. Other surveillance video results refer to ATMs in New Orleans or camera stores, which are unrelated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Surveillance video from the gas station at the 1600 Block of Allen Toussaint Blvd. The suspects got away with the cash register drawers and cash drawer from ATM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQfQ3VEZ4_E
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web search NEUTRAL — Footage from a camera store robbery shows thieves making off with approximately $50,000 in camera equipment in less than one minute.Also placing the high value equipment in a vault would dissuade the …
https://fstoppers.com/news/security-footage-shows-thieves-st…
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https://www.tiktok.com/discover/flatbed-truck-stop-sign
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Claim 5: ““It’s going to cost us $10,000”
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The KOB 4 Eyewitness News report explicitly quotes Frank Holloway stating the sections cost roughly $10,000. No other independent sources corroborate this specific figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — Frank Holloway, the distillery’s owner, said the sections together cost roughly $10,000. KOB 4 Eyewitness News – KOB.com. The pair started by sawing off the bottom of the fence, which connected it to …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/new-mexico-distillery-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Flat Rock Spirits is a craft distillery, lead by Brad Measel, Shawn Measel and James Bagford. Our love for great handcrafted spirits led us to create StillWrights Straight Bourbon, Moonshine and Rum a…
https://www.tripadvisor.com/HotelsNear-g50321-d8409423-Flat_…
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web search NEUTRAL — how to calculate the cost of Excavated area to be fenced on 2 plots of land. Cost of pouring and mixing the concrete footings.The cost of sharp sand 10(tons) is ₦25,000. Labor work: the cost of labor …
https://www.planetvilleestate.com/cost-of-fencing-2-plots-of…
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Claim 6: “Two men, whose faces were largely obscured by their bulky hard hats, showed up in the middle of the day and handily removed 100 feet of fencing in under two hours, according to the video.”
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The KOB 4 report mentions the theft and the method (sawing off the bottom), but the specific detail about 'hard hats' and 'under two hours' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, though it aligns with the narrative of the single reporting source. Other results are completely irrelevant.
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web search NEUTRAL — Смотрите онлайн «Foot of the mountain» от автора Летсплеи Амика. Хорошее качество видео без регистрации в бесплатном видеокаталоге ВКонтакте. Опубликовано 14 апреля 2024.
https://vk.com/video-210035304_456239061
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web search NEUTRAL — This is raw real footage of our baby being born. We could not have ever anticipated this...it was scary. very scary. The camera was rolling for Troys Youtube channel and we were hoping to film at the …
https://rutube.ru/video/a14bfe0d8a70e14895a53b3c23aa798d/
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web search NEUTRAL — 100 Feet equal 30.48 Meters (100 ft = 30.48 m). Converting 100 ft to m is easy. Simply use our calculator above, or apply the formula to change the length 100 ft to m.
https://feet-to-meters.appspot.com/100-feet-to-meters.html
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