The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary at a home under construction on O’Brien Drive in Cedar Hill. It looked like someone forced open the front door to the home and stole two 100-pound propane tanks, a 50-foot propane hose and numerous tools, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
The items belonged to McBride & Son Homes and the Builder’s Block Co. Altogether, the stolen items were valued at $6,800, and the damage to the door was estimated at $1,600, the report said.
The burglary occurred between 3:30 p.m. Dec. 23 and 8 a.m. Dec. 27. As of Dec. 28, none of the stolen items had been recovered and no suspects had been identified, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Grant Bissell said.
Anyone with information about the burglary is urged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 636-797-5515.