(La Porte County, IN) - La Porte County Police are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars in tools at a construction site near Westville.

Police were called Friday by the owner of a work trailer that had been broken into along U.S. 421. The trailer was left there overnight after getting stuck in the soft ground.

Items taken included power tools like a circular saw, batteries, numerous wrenches, and other hand tools. The estimated value of the stolen tools was reportedly over $13,000.

A wagon inside the trailer appears to have been used to assist in hauling the tools away from the site, per authorities.