BROOKVILLE -- The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of pickup tailgates from a used vehicle lot in Brookville.
According to Captain Jim Hughes, three tailgates were taken from Chevrolet Silverados on Wednesday or Thursday at The Truck Store, 106 N. Scott Street in Brookville. The tailgates were valued at $500 each.
Additionally, $500 worth of damage was done when someone spun donuts in the muddy ground on the property, he added.
Apparently, pickup tailgate thefts are somewhat common. Hughes said that new pickups are being manufactured with tailgate locks to help prevent the thefts.