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Posted on Wed, May. 09, 2012 05:00 PM


Thieves steal $43,000 in computers from three KC schools

Police think same men broke into Avila, DeVry universities and Derrick Thomas Academy.

By CHRISTINE VENDEL
The Kansas City Star


Kansas City police are looking for two bandits who hit three schools in recent weeks, stealing $43,000 in computers.

Surveillance video from the schools showed the same two men were responsible, police said Wednesday.

In each case, the thieves stole Apple iMacs worth more than $2,000 each. A security guard interrupted one theft.

The first heist occurred about 6 p.m. April 20, at Avila University, 11901 Wornall Road. Police said the thieves walked into the unlocked building when few students were around and apparently pried open the door to a computer lab. They stole 12 computers and knocked another on the floor.

Video showed a sport utility vehicle speeding out of the parking lot at 6:14 p.m., its driver disregarding a stop sign.

Last Friday, the thieves walked into an unlocked building at DeVry University, 11224 Holmes Road, and used a crow bar to break a window and enter a computer lab. Police said the men were unplugging the computers when a security guard arrived about 9 p.m. The classroom light had drawn the guard’s attention, police said. The guard knew there were no classes that day on that floor.

The men ran past the guard and out the door. The guard saw several computers and monitors on the floor and called 911.

The thieves apparently drove straight to the Derrick Thomas Academy, a charter school at 201 E. Armour Blvd., where they broke into the locked building and stole seven computers, police said.

Officer Michael Helvie said video from the failed theft at Devry clearly showed the men’s faces.

Anyone with information should call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (816-474-8477.)
Posted on Wed, May. 09, 2012 05:00 PM