A Jacksonville man is offering a $6,000 cash reward for the return of his stolen semi truck.
Joshua Garrison took to Facebook Monday morning after he discovered a thief stole his $80,000 semi truck from outside his family business.
Photos: Jacksonville man offers $6,000 for stolen semi truck
The red 2005 Peterbilt was parked inside a locked gate at Miranda Contracting LLC's construction yard on W. Beaver Street. Garrison said the truck was the only one they had, forcing them to use another vendor to get their deliveries made.
The truck is a single cab with "Miranda Contracting" and "US DOT 1464355" in white lettering on the doors.
Garrison said an employee got to work at 5:50 a.m. and saw that it was missing.
Keep your eye out for this Peterbilt semi truck in #Jacksonville. It was stolen from a family business overnight https://t.co/D9OHML8w71 pic.twitter.com/KjAruUJxdM
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) April 10, 2017
It appears a thief cut the lock to the gate and hot-wired the truck, which the family uses to transport construction equipment to job sites.
"it makes us irate that someone would roll up and steal something we worked so hard to purchase," Garrison said. "It's got to be a professional. Someone that's a mechanic."
Garrison said a trailer was attached to the truck but the thief -- or thieves -- disconnected it and left it at the yard.
He was initially offering a $3,000 cash reward for the return of the truck but has since increased it to $6,000.
"No questions asked," he wrote on Facebook. "Sell them out and get your green-cash."
He's asking anyone with information to call (904) 388-1121 extension 301.
Update: #Jacksonville business owner increases reward for his stolen semi truck to $6,000 https://t.co/oRStNFc0xh pic.twitter.com/8Mn7no0aVv
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) April 10, 2017
The truck owner is offering a $3,000 cash reward for the return of the truck. It's used to transport equipment for the family business https://t.co/kTep9993gD
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) April 10, 2017
SPREAD THE WORD | Jacksonville, let's help this small business owner get his truck back! He believes a thief hot-wired the 2005 Peterbilt:
Posted by Action News Jax on Monday, April 10, 2017
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