Culpeper County Authorities Investigate Data Center Construction Site Break-Ins

Culpeper County Authorities Investigate Data Center Construction Site Break-Ins

News ClipFOX 5 DC·Culpeper County, VA·10/23/2026

The Culpeper County Sheriff's Office is investigating three break-ins at a data center construction site along the Germanna Highway corridor. More than $200,000 in copper piping and power tools were stolen, and investigators are seeking information about two masked men seen in surveillance footage.

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The Culpeper County Sheriff's Office is searching for two masked men suspected of carrying out three overnight burglaries at a data center construction site in Culpeper County, Virginia. The thefts occurred between late September and late October along the Germanna Highway corridor and involved approximately $200,000 in copper piping as well as power tools.

Sheriff Timothy Chilton said investigators believe the same suspects returned to the site three times and used a large vehicle or multiple vehicles to remove the materials. Authorities have not identified the men and are asking residents and businesses with information about the suspects or unusually low-priced copper and tools to contact Detective Millson.