State police at Frackville are investigating the theft of gas cans at a construction site in Schuylkill County.

Troopers said the incident occurred along Interstate 81 southbound in Kline Township, at the Tamaqua/McAdoo exit.The gas cans were removed from a connex box located at the site. The cans are valued at $245. The theft occurred sometime between 3 p.m. July 20 and 8 a.m. on July 22.