$100,000 Damage To Construction Site

"When employees of Manassas-based List Excavating, Inc. — which has a temporary site at the 14000 block of Lovers Lane in Culpeper — returned from the extended holiday break on Monday, they noticed the damage and reported it to deputies, according to spokesman Sgt. Jim Fox.

“Someone entered the lot and started up one of their big pieces of equipment and did a lot of damage to a lot of pieces of equipment,” Fox said.

The damage includes: $30,000 to a John Deere backhoe; $50,000 to a John Deere bulldozer; $2,000 to a vibrating roller; and two trailers, one worth $8,000 and the other $2,000.

“Employees anticipate that the (damage) costs more,” Fox added.

Tim Reeves, construction manager and vice president with List Excavating, Inc., estimated damages closer to $100,000.

The construction company is currently working on building a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel on Lovers Lane."

ORIGINAL SOURCE: Culpeper Star-Exponent