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Updated: 5:35 PM Apr 17, 2012 Electronics Stolen From Bellevue West High School Students at Bellevue West are scrambling after someone stole computers storing yearbooks, newspaper templates, photos and stories. The school got hit twice in less than a week, with thieves walking away with thousands of dollars in electronics. Posted: 5:27 PM Apr 17, 2012 Reporter: Lauren Squires  Email Address: sixonline@wowt.com  Bellevue West Electronics

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Students at Bellevue West are scrambling after someone stole computers storing yearbooks, newspaper templates, photos and stories. The school got hit twice in less than a week, with thieves walking away with thousands of dollars in electronics. Now police are using surveillance video to help solve the crime.

28 iMac’s and 22 digital cameras were taken from the school in two separate incidents. It's a problem for journalism students who were putting together the yearbook.

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“The yearbook is done on these computers and though we try to get students to save their work to servers as opposed to the hard drives some of the work is saved locally,” said Superintendent Frank Harwood.

Police are looking through surveillance video of the two incidents.

“It would appear that the people that were in there committing those burglaries knew where to go,” said Captain David Stukenholtz.

The first happened early Friday morning, when a car pulled up by the gym. 

Someone dressed in black clothing got out of a car with a spoiler on the back.

The second incident happened late Monday night when a truck pulled around the other side of the school. Both times the same classroom was hit, and the same items were taken.

“That is disappointing that somebody else sees that they have a greater need for that equipment than you did,” said Harwood.

Each stolen computer is worth about $1300, more than $36000 stolen total.

If you have any information you are asked to call Sarpy County Crimestoppers at             402-592-7867      

The Bellevue School District is offering a $500 reward for anyone who comes forward with information that may lead to an arrest.