Law enforcement officials say it's not just their evidence or information from other jurisdictions that can help further their investigations on a rash of break-ins from the weekend.

Police are saying you could be the answer when it comes to fighting and solving crime like this.

With a dozen break-ins to small businesses in the southern portion of the Valley, Officer Lisa Klein with the Staunton Police Department says you may have the answers.

"The community needs to look out for its other community members. And that means calling us and letting us know if they see things," says Klein.

Klein says don't wait because calling the department to check on a location could prevent events like these.

"Sometimes people think, 'Oh well, I only know it was a certain colored vehicle or it was only this.' Or they seem like it was that important. It might be. It might be that little tiny piece that we need to put that puzzle together," says Klein.

Waynesboro Police Sgt. Kelly Walker says, while break-ins are common, something like this isn't.

"Yeah, it's pretty unusual that we'd have this many cases on the same weekend in all three jurisdictions," says Walker.

With all three departments understaffed and covering a large area, they say it's hard being everywhere at once.

"When a shift is busy, and it was this weekend, that leaves very little time for preventive patrol. We're usually just going from one call to the next," says Walker.

Klein says while some may be afraid to call Crime Stoppers with the information, she says the information is definitely worth the up to $1,000 reward.

"And this is certainly something that would merit a reward. When you look at all of these different break-ins and different attempts," says Klein.

The Waynesboro Police Department says it's already stepped up patrolling near the small businesses and will continue to do so to try to prevent any additional break-ins.

Officers in the area are also investigating a connection between the business break-ins and a number of vehicle break-ins from the weekend.