AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the theft of heavy equipment from a construction site in the Spring Lakes area.

Sheriff Donald Smith says authorities were notified on Monday when construction crews returned to the job site to discover a John Deere 50-G Excavator had been stolen over the weekend along with a generator and numerous other power and hand tools. Additionally, a skid loader on site had been damaged.

A reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and the recovery of the stolen equipment.

Anyone with information should contact the Sheriff’s Office at 540-245-5333. All calls can remain anonymous.