ANDERSON COUNTY — An Anderson man charged with selling stolen all-terrain vehicles and stolen motorcycles is claiming that someone has stolen his Chevrolet pickup truck.

Paul Abercrombie, 44, owner of Hot Shot Cycles on South Murray Street in Anderson, said his 2000 Chevrolet Z-71 was stolen between noon Aug. 12 and 4 a.m. Aug. 15, according to an incident report released on Wednesday.

Abercrombie told police that the truck is registered in Georgia, but he had removed its tag. Police were unable to find whether the vehicle’s registration is in Georgia or South Carolina, according to the incident report.

When told that the vehicle’s registration data could not be found, Abercrombie provided a second vehicle identification number, “and the registration still could not be found,” Officer Donald Hodges said in his report.

The $12,500 truck was last seen speeding along Belton Farm Road, police said. Law enforcement officials, who are now treating Abercrombie as a victim, accused him of being a thief about four months ago.

Abercrombie is waiting trial on possessing/receiving stolen property charges.

In late April, Randall Williams, spokesman for the city police, accused Abercrombie of possessing a stolen all-terrain vehicle and three stolen motorcycles.

And on April 4, Abercrombie was arrested after Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies said they linked him and other men to February thefts of a 2006 Honda ATV, a 2006 Polaris all-terrain vehicle, a 2002 Yamaha Jet Ski, a 2004 Honda motorcycle and two trailers, valued at a combined $27,000.