By John Estridge
Someone exerted unauthorized control over an excavator at a construction site behind Frames off Indiana 101, south of Liberty late Tuesday night, August 4.
According to information from the Union County Sheriff’s Department, the agency received a call about 10:30 p.m., saying an excavator went through a privacy fence belonging to a property owner in that area.
An officer went to the scene and saw the excavator and the damage to the fence. It is believed the damage to the fence is around $500-700.
The excavator’s key was left on the excavator. Whoever exerted unauthorized control over the equipment took the key from where it was stored and put it in the excavator’s ignition, police said. Police are looking at footage from various security cameras in the area. The investigation is ongoing.