BARGERSVILLE, Ind. — Bluff Creek Golf Course in Bargersville needs help catching whomever vandalized their property Sunday morning, causing more than $50,000 in damages.
The course's owner, Steve Knieper, told 13News the suspects even started fires.
Surveillance video at the golf course captured the moment a pickup truck and two mowers burst into flames shortly after 5 a.m. on Feb. 11.
"2001 Dodge truck of mine. We used it to pick up material and everything," Knieper said.
Knieper has owned Bluff Creek Golf Course since 1997. Knieper believes it was multiple people who committed the crime.
"It's frustrating," he said.
Knieper said the suspects not only set one fire, but another further back on the course.
"We lost our transformer, our VFD, our controllers to all the sprinkling systems and the irrigation system," Knieper said.
On top of that, Knieper said the suspects damaged multiple holes and golf carts.
The damages will take a toll on the course.
"Anywhere between the $50,000 to $60,000 range of damage when we have to redo our lines. Somehow, this got heated up and broke this off," Knieper said.
He plans to make sure it doesn't happen again.
"Putting cameras on the barn. We'll have them throughout the golf course, too," Knieper said.
In the meantime, Knieper hopes whoever vandalized their hard work gets caught.
'"This is pretty much arson, so, I mean, this was done on purpose," Knieper said.
The Bargersville Police Department is now looking into the case. Knieper said the golf course is also offering a $500 reward to anyone who has information that leads to an arrest.