Police arrested and charged a 22-year-old man from Forest Hill on Tuesday in relation to the spate of thefts after officers located and seized the large quantity of tools earlier this week.

Riverina Police District Detective Inspector Adrian Telfer said the alleged offender has been charged with receiving stolen property, with the matter now before Wagga Local Court.

But police believe there could be others involved yet to be caught.

"At this stage, there's still a number of inquiries that have to be made as to how that property was stolen and where it was stolen from," Inspector Telfer said.

While a number of tradespeople have since come forward to claim back their stolen property, Inspector Telfer said there is a large number of tools that remain on site at Wagga Police Station.

"If there are any tradespeople out there who have had anything go missing or stolen in the last week, two weeks or month, please come forward," he said.

"The sooner the better."

Tool thefts have become increasingly common across the city, with many not as lucky to get their equipment back.

Wagga plumber Zac Carl is one tradesman who felt the impact after being hit by thieves.

"My toolbox was locked and on the back of my ute, so I thought it was safe enough," he said.

"But about two weeks ago now, I walked out on Friday morning and saw my toolbox was open, and when I looked inside, there was nothing in there."

Mr Carl, who lives in Kooringal, had $3000 worth of Milwaukee power tools stolen.

"It's a huge cost to replace those tools, which I haven't been able to do yet," he said.

"You can't do the job without the tools."

The plumber was not lucky enough to see his property among the hundreds of items reclaimed by police this week.

"I've been trying to work with a supervisor at the moment so I can share his tools, so it's been okay but having your own makes such a difference," Mr Carl said.

Since the theft, Mr Carl said he has been taking extra precautions to avoid copping a further blow.

"Carrying tools and anything important inside of a nighttime is the biggest thing now," he said.

Moving forward, Inspector Telfer said the city's tradesmen need to ensure their property is identifiable and that there is a record of the serial number.

"Always have access to the information because we have been able to recover a huge amount of property, some within hours of being stolen, so we do rely on those who had things stolen to be able to identify their property so they can get back to work," he said.