Pickup Truck Reported Stolen 19 Years Ago Found In North Escambia Lake

December 20, 2025

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office dive team has recovered a pickup truck from a local lake that was reported stolen 19 years ago.

According to Sheriff Chip Simmons, a fisherman on Cotton Lake, north of Molino, spotted what he believed was a vehicle in the water.

The ECSO Dive Team responded and recovered the 2001 Toyota Tundra, which was reported stolen in 2006, the sheriff said.

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Comments

6 Responses to “Pickup Truck Reported Stolen 19 Years Ago Found In North Escambia Lake”

  1. Voices in Pensacola on December 21st, 2025 12:37 pm

    Wait! I need the parts.

  2. Ty Yoter on December 21st, 2025 11:42 am

    It’s a Tundra. They just charged the battery and it started right up and drove off.

  3. CDPJR on December 21st, 2025 6:03 am

    I wonder if the ESCO is going to do a finger print test on it to finally catch the truck thief. LOL!

  4. Well on December 20th, 2025 10:00 pm

    I told y’all that fish was going in the car and rolling the window up.

  5. rd on December 20th, 2025 12:47 pm

    @sedition…that is the post of the day.

  6. Sedition on December 20th, 2025 10:28 am

    Just wait for the calls for his extended warranty to start back…





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