On the left, an African-American male is wearing a black shirt and hat. On the right, an African American male is sitting in a UHaul truck. — Pictured above are the suspects of the theft. (Courtesy: Houston County Sheriff’s Office)

BONAIRE – The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance identifying two men involved in a possible theft in Bonaire.

According to the incident report, the incident occurred at a shop on Highway 247 on Friday, April 2. The suspects stole construction equipment worth approximately $121,000.

The report states the victim noticed alerts on his cell phone from security cameras at the shop, then was informed his trailer with his skid steer was missing. He checked his cameras and noticed a small U-Haul truck backed up to the trailer, loaded it up and drove off.

The report says the truck turned south on Highway 247, heading towards Cochran. Later, the victim received a text message from a friend who said he saw the truck and trailer on Highway 280 towards Americus. Then the friend informed a HCSO deputy he saw the U-Haul truck pulling a trailer with a skid steer on the back crossing over Lake Blackshear bridge on Highway 280. The witness noticed there were two men fitting the suspects’ description.

Houston County Sheriff’s Office searched FLOCK cameras in the area. The truck was seen pulling the trailer on Highway 280 near 15th Street in Crisp County.

Anyone who is able to identify either individual is encouraged to contact Cpl. Jonathan Lewis at (478) 542-2085 and reference case number 25-07052.