Who Made Off With A Middletown Drive-In Theatre’s Equipment

UPDATE: 7/15/2025 Part of the Stage were recovered and Police are now handling the situation.

A Hudson Valley Drive-In Theater needs help from the general public to figure out why someone in a white pickup truck took pieces of the stage from the drive-in earlier today.

Fair Oaks Drive-In in Middletown, New York, Reports a Theft

The Fair Oaks Drive-In Theatre has taken to social media in the hope that the public can help the driver of the truck pictured in this article. They are hoping to get to the bottom of why it appears someone came onto the drive-in property this morning and removed a portion of a stage they use for events.

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Fair Oak Drive-In regularly has events, and the stage is part of their setup. Now that half of the stage is gone, the rest is unusable.

Part of the Stage at Fair Oaks Drive-In has Been Stolen

In just over an hour on social media, they have gotten 156 reactions to their post, and since then, the comments have continued to grow, but still no one has been able to identify the people in the truck. Most people are hoping they will be able to get the stage back soon. Most of the reactions were from people sharing the post and also being shocked that someone would just think they could take it without being seen.

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Security camera captured a picture of the truck, and those pictures have been reported to local authorities.

This morning our security cameras alerted us that there was motion at the Drive In. Upon further inspection we realized that someone thought it was their place to enter the Drive In, break down and take 2 truck loads of pieces of the stage from the front screen. They took more than half of the stage! (Fair Oaks Drive-In Theater via Facebook)

Fair Oaks is hoping this is just a misunderstanding and that the people who took the stage will come forward and explain their actions and return the parts. If you have information, you can contact Fair Oaks Drive-In at (845) 316-2266 or the Police.