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Reward offered for information on break-ins

Published 12:04am Saturday, September 1, 2012

CLAYTON — The administrators of Concordia Head Start School are hoping a cash reward will help put alleged burglars behind bars.

The school has been broken into twice in as many months this year and Dorothy Oliver, executive director for LaSalle Community Action, said that’s one too many.

“We’ve been grateful to have the (Concordia Parish) sheriff’s office gather information, but I’m just hoping that someone could come forward with new information,” Oliver said. “I think the situation is that they’re getting into the building too easy, and we’re looking for information that can be validated by the sheriff’s office to lead to an arrest or conviction.”

Oliver and the LaSalle Community Action, which funds the school, is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information on the burglaries.

Center supervisor Linda Kerry said the first burglary occurred on July 16, when the staff noticed items missing from the administrative offices.

“They took two routers from the computer room and several credit cards that are used for gas on the busses,” Kerry said. “They also broke into one of the teacher’s classrooms, but didn’t steal anything. They just broke some glass.”

Kerry said a second break-in occurred Thursday night, but nothing was taken.

“They broke into the office and took the keys to the lawnmower building that was outside,” Kerry said. “It looks like they tried to back up a truck to the building to load up the lawnmowers, but they were unsuccessful.”

Kerry said there are several similarities with both break-ins that lead her to believe it’s the same suspects entering the school.

“Each time they break into my office and pull out the safety deposit box thinking there’s money in there,” Kerry said. “They must be finding amusement or saying to themselves that they can’t be caught, and it’s turning into a cat and mouse game.

“It’s getting ridiculous.”

CPSO Chief Deputy David Hedrick said deputies have increased patrols in the area of the school since the first break-in, and he encouraged residents to contact the sheriff’s office with more information.

“The caller’s identity will remain anonymous if they want, but the information has to lead to a prosecution to get the reward,” Hedrick said.

Residents can contact the sheriff’s office at 318-336-5231 or the school at 318-757-4586.

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  • Anonymous

    Thieving idgits like this just blow Darwinism out of the water. Kablooey!!!

  • Anonymous

    These hoodlums will be back…they always do as they simply cannot help themselves. The fact that there was a vehicle involved leads one to believe that these breakins aren’t the work of juvenile delinquents.

    When they catch these fools…and they will…it is highly likely that drugs will be involved. Stay tuned…

  • Anonymous

    SOMEONE IS CALLING RIGHT NOW.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/CNEGJEREYHUI5BRK2QOT4GXCNI Big

    PROFILE:

    They are a fat old hag burrito bit–, that is  here on a green card, shoving twinkies paid for with my tax dollars!

    They have  two illegal kids with missing dads is not a poster for our American values.

    They  paid for the spinners on their rust bucket car with a SNAP card.

    Section 8 housing also.

    shameful

  • Anonymous

    That ringing you refer to was YOU getting another of your “IDEALS”

  • Anonymous

    I’m sure they will be burning the phone lines up to turn ‘em in.

  • Anonymous

    That’s sad that people stoop  to this level. I am sure everyone is facing some hardships in one way or another and some more so than others but not everyone is out stealing….. whats worse is that people are now having to be bribed with money to get them to speak out about a crime they may have information on or have witnessed…our society as a whole has went to hell in a handcart.

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