Stolen Trailer Sold Online To ... Concord Cops

CONCORD, CA – A man was arrested after unwittingly "selling" an allegedly stolen motorcycle trailer to Concord detectives, police said.

A Concord BMW dealership contacted law enforcement after a lock to its property was cut, and a motorcycle-towing trailer went missing, the Concord Police Department said.

Dealership workers, "acting on a hunch," scoured online, for-sale sites and found the item listed -- accompanied by a photo showing the trailer propped against a wall at the dealership, police said.

A Concord officer recognized the purported seller "as a known burglar who had been arrested numerous times," the department said.

Working undercover, detectives contacted the man, settled on a price for the trailer and agreed to meet.

"During the meeting, they arrested the seller: Timothy McMahon," police said. "The trailer was found nearby. Thanks to the alert workers at the dealership, we returned the trailer and captured the burglar."

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--Images via Concord PD