NORTH CAROLINA COMPUTERS STOLEN http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/02/01/2027772/lincoln-county-fire-station-burglarized.html
Lincoln County fire station burglarized
Lincoln County authorities are looking for a brazen thief or thieves who broke into a fire station early Sunday -- while firefighters were asleep in the building.
Deputies say a TV sets, computers and other electronic equipment were stolen. The break-in apparently happened about 2:30 a.m. at the East Lincoln Fire Department station near Denver.
The sheriff's office says a firefighter who reported to the station about 7 a.m. Sunday found the front door propped open and a number of items missing. Investigators say firefighters from the station answered a call about 1 a.m. and returned to the station about an hour later. They watched TV for a short time, then went to bed.
A neighbor told investigators he was awakened by his dogs barking about 2:30 a.m. He said he saw a light-colored SUV pulling through his driveway.
The thieves got away with a computer monitor; two computer screens; a satellite TV control box; two flat screen TV's that were taken off a wall' and a cooler full of soft drinks and snacks. Total value of the items was $2,800, the sheriff's office says.
Investigators say they were able to get tire impressions from the SUV that the neighbor saw.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the sheriff's office, 704-732-9050.
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