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February 12, 2012

Stereos to tools: Burglaries keep Duncan Police active

Homeowners return to find bullet hole in window

Rebeka Rutledge The Duncan Banner

DUNCAN — There have been a handful of substantial thefts from vehicles in recent days, all of which are still open cases in which the stolen items have not been recovered.

On the afternoon of Feb. 3, Martin Dayhoff reported his Chevrolet Suburban was broken into the night before, while it was sitting in front of his residence on W. Walnut. Dayhoff reported a stereo and sound system were missing from the vehicle.

Dayhoff told responding Duncan Police Department Officer Josh Branch he believed the suspects opened the Suburban and used tools from the back of his vehicle to remove the equipment, which is estimated to be worth $900.

On Feb. 4, Jennifer Bingham found a Garmin GPS device, an MP3 cord and a white gold ring, with blue/purple gems on top and five diamonds down each side, had been taken from her vehicle. She waited until Feb. 5 to report it so she could ask her husband if he had done anything with the items, which were valued at about $1,200.

Early in the morning of Feb. 7, another vehicle burglary was reported at the residence of David Bailey on Ridgecrest. Bailey discovered the suspect in his Dodge pickup, which was sitting in the driveway.

When spotted, the suspect fled the scene and dropped a cell phone in the street. The suspect left behind a latex glove in Bailey’s vehicle, where he had handled a bottle of cologne. Additionally, a black tool box with tools inside, which had been stolen from a vehicle down the street from Bailey’s home, were left. Those items were returned to their owner, who didn’t wish to submit a report.

There was a burglary at a business location at the beginning of the month. Ronald Smith discovered two engine blocks, a heavy metal barbecue pit and some junk metal were missing from his business, along with a few other miscellaneous items.

Smith had been away from the business for several days. He returned Feb. 5 and found the items missing. Total value was estimated at $200.

DPD Officer Michelle Singh was dispatched to a location on Elm on Feb. 6 because of a report of a shot fired through an unoccupied residence. Singh made contact with Tonya Moore, whose family resides there.

Moore said the family had been gone from the home for most of the day. When they returned, they noticed a hole in the front window west of the front door. She proceeded to show Singh a kitchen window at the north end of the house that had been grazed by a bullet.

Singh recovered a bullet from the scene.

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