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| Corrections department robbed of gun, armor, car, badge |
| By Skagit Valley Herald |
| Published: 02/24/2005 |
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A thief or thieves broke into the Mount Vernon office of the Washington Department of Corrections and made off with a handgun, body armor, a badge, a corrections officer's photo identification and a state car, police said yesterday. A corrections employee discovered the burglary early this morning and called police, Mount Vernon police Lt. Ken Bergsma said. The office is located at 707 S. Second Street, which is two blocks from the Skagit County (Wash.) Sheriff's Office and Jail and around the corner from the Skagit County Superior Courthouse. The thief entered the corrections office through a window, Bergsma said. As the investigation was still being conducted this morning and reports were not complete, Bergsma said he could not say how the burglary occurred. The semiautomatic handgun was in a lockbox that was stored in one of the offices, Bergsma said. The lockbox was missing as well. The stolen car is a white 2002 four-door Dodge Stratus with the license plate 15485E. Police say they believe that the thief took the vehicle's keys from the corrections office and drove it away. The burglary happened sometime between the time the office closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday and opened at about 7:20 a.m. yesterday. Anyone who sees the missing car or has information about the burglary is asked to call police at 360-336-6271 or 911. |
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