Police searching for stolen flatbed trailer

Police are searching for a flatbed trailer stolen from Taylor County High School.

According to a report filed by Taylor County Sheriff's Deputy Tom Finck, the theft was caught on the school's security video system.

At 12:51 a.m. on Friday, April 4, someone driving a two-tone Jeep Cherokee backed up to the trailer, which was parked by the Taylor County Band barn. Using bolt cutters, they cut the lock off of the trailer, hitched it to their vehicle and drove away.

The vehicle is a dark color on top with a light-colored strip along the bottom. The trailer is a black, 16-foot long utility trailer. The trailer bears a "Hughes Enterprise" sticker, has a new floor and bent side fenders.

Taylor County Band Director Stephen Bishop discovered that the trailer was missing on April 9.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Taylor County Sheriff's Department at 465-4351.