Sheriff’s Deputies Seek Clues In String Of Valley Burglaries

Sheriff’s deputies are investigating several unsolved Valley business burglaries.

Burglars last week escaped with more than $10,000 worth of valuables from State Farm Insurance, Johnson Trailer Repair, Seco Construction Equipment Inc. and Precision Audio, Sheriff’s Department officials said.

Deputies haven’t determined if the cases are related.

The cluster of burglaries began Wednesday, when thieves used a rock to break out a window at State Farm Insurance, 1014 N. Pines.

They stole two computers, a red and white State Farm pedal car and 22 collectors’ edition car banks.

Losses totalled $5,300.

On Thursday, an employee at Johnson Trailer Repair, 5928 E. Boone, discovered a hole cut in the business’ fence.

There, burglars broke into two trailers, prying open a window on one and a door on the other, sheriff’s deputies said.

They ransacked one trailer, stole two propane tanks from another and took $3,000 worth of appliances and furnishings.

On Saturday, burglars hit Seco Construction Equipment Inc. They gained access by breaking a 3-by-5-foot hole in a pane glass window.

The business at 5610 E. Broadway lost a masonry saw valued at $1,200 to $1,600.

Also on Saturday, burglars pried open a door at Precision Audio, located at 8124 E. Sprague. They ransacked the inside of the building and dumped a bucket of red paint in the store.

Because the owner could not be immediately located by sheriff’s deputies, the type and amount of lost property was not known.

No arrests have been made in these cases.

Anyone with information about the crimes should call Crime Check at 456-2233.

, DataTimes