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The Rob Report 06/17/09

Published Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:26 PM

By David Berman
Summerville Journal Scene ®

Type of theft: Burglary (two incidents)

Location: Woodward Boulevard; Canaberry Circle

Date: June 10-11

Time of day: Overnight or between 9:30 a.m. and 6:50 p.m.

Items stolen: Tools, guns, jewelry and a cell phone

Total value: $12,015

Details: Home on Woodward Boulevard is undergoing renovation; an upstairs bedroom was vandalized with paint on the walls and carpet, the latter of which was also burned; no signs of forced entry; rear door to home on Canaberry Circle was forced open; about $8,000 worth of guns were missing from a gun safe in the victim’s closet.

Suspect(s): None

Responding agency: Summerville Police Department

Type of theft: Vehicle break-in

Location: Orangeburg Road (near Yerby Road)

Date: June 3-4

Time of day: Overnight

Items stolen: In-dash stereo

Total value: $150

Details: There was a circular hole in the front passenger window with blood around the hole, suggesting someone punched through the window; the vehicle was locked at the time.

Suspect(s): None

Responding agency: Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office

Type of theft: Larceny

Location: Congaree River Drive (The Lakes of Summerville)

Date: June 9

Time of day: Overnight

Item stolen: 2005 Forest River Work and Play camper

Total value: $17,000

Details: The vehicle was parked in a storage lot.

Suspect(s): None

Responding agency: Summerville Police Department

Type of theft: Burglary

Location: Good Chiropractic and Wellness Clinic on Old Trolley Road

Date: June 8

Time of day: 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Item stolen: Laptop computer

Total value: $1,500

Details: Employees were out to lunch, and the only ones with the keys to the clinic, when the computer was stolen from an office inside; one door may have been unlocked; no signs of forced entry.

Suspect(s): None

Responding agency: Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office

Type of theft: Larceny

Location: Thorpe Road (off Hodge Road)

Date: June 8-9

Time of day: Between noon (June 8) and 12:32 a.m. (June 9)

Items stolen: Two 53-foot container trailers

Total value: $10,000

Details: Containers were taken from a salvage yard; due to a language barrier with the victim, the reporting deputy had difficulty understanding what happened.

Suspect(s): None

Responding agency: Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office

Contact David Berman at 873-9424 ext. 214 or dberman@journalscene.com
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