$15K in industrial equipment stolen on Lady’s Island

An estimated $15,000 worth of machinery was reported stolen from a Lady’s Island work site on Monday.

A $5,000 industrial generator and a $10,000 robotic welder were missing from a cargo trailer parked over the weekend in the Fairfield Estates neighborhood where roofing work was being done, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report.

One of the trailer’s locks was broken on the ground; another was not found in the area, according to the report. The machines went missing some time between Wednesday and Monday morning, according to the report.

This story was originally published September 19, 2017 at 2:01 PM with the headline "$15K in industrial equipment stolen on Lady’s Island."