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With air-conditioner-related thefts up, Sheriff Fleming seeks increased regulation at scrap yards. Air-conditioning units have become a hot commodity among Flagler County thieves. According to statistics gathered by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, 30 units were stolen in the first seven months of 2011. That matches the total stolen in all of 2010 and confirms a trend of increasing metal thefts. By comparison, five units were sto-
len in 2009. Air-conditioning parts, copper and other scrap metals are also being stolen in greater frequency. The Sheriff’s Office logged a total of 62 air-conditioner and metal thefts in the first seven months of 2011, for a total lost value of $132,364. That already surpasses the total from 2010 (59 thefts for $115,167 in value) and
is more than five times the lost value in 2009 ($24,185). According to Sheriff Donald Fleming, one way residents can fight the thefts is to keep their garage doors closed. He said some reports have shown that suspects have entered residents’ garages and climbed into their attics. “They hide until the people leave; then, they rob the house,”
he said. Other incidents show that parts of or whole air-conditioning units are being stolen, as well as unseThe wor curedpor metals indresidential yards. arily eras “hungry” was Natalie Allmanedisfrom the manager tem ulary of the voc parParts ticipant at John’s Auto &sMetals, at abtermelon in the - and wa3626con S.test U.S. 1, Bunnell. The shop s at the hot-dog-eating hasFou been since 1974. Flag rth open ler of
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Cops Corner .........8A
Neighborhood ..... 1B
Real Estate ....... 12B
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