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$3,200 In Property Stolen From 'Ransacked' Trailer Near Holden Beach More than $3,200 worth of appli ances, clothing and other household items were stolen from a mobile home in the Gator's Grant subdivi sion off Seashore Road near Holden Beach last week, according to a crime report on file at the Brunswick County Sheriffs Dept. Monday. The Indian Trail man who owns the trailer told Deputy Rebekah McDonald that he arrived here Friday night and discovered that someone had attempted unsuccess fully to get inside by cutting a screen. The thief or thieves then ap parently pried open a door to get in side. McDonald reported that the trailer was "ransacked," the front door was left unlocked and drawers and closet doors were left open throughout the residence. Tire tracks in the driveway sug gested that the suspects may have used a large rental truck to haul away the man's belongings. After inquiring with neighbors, he told McDonald that the theft probably happened during the daytime. Among the items mi.ssing were 14 to 25 wooden ducks, four fishing reels, three table lamps, two "bug lamps," a stereo system, a color tele vision set. a microwave oven, a wall clock shaped like a ship's wheel, a weather radio, a waffle iron, a deep fat fryer, pots, pans, dishes, silver ware, frozen fooid and canned goods Even the pictures on the wall were taken, the report said. Also missing were bed linens, blankets and numerous items of clothing. There was an estimated S350 damage to the door and $20 damage to the screen, the report said. The break-in has been assigned to a de tective for further investigation. In other crimc reports: ? Someone threw a propane gas bottle through the glass door of a waterfront restaurant in Holden Reach and stole an undetermined amount of coins from several video game machines Saturday night. The h'isincss manager told Deputy Stev ui lrull that the thieves apparently tampered with the restaurant's cash CRIME REPORT registers, which were empty, then made off with some boxes of rolled coins from a nearby shelf. Damage was estimated to be about $600. ? Seventeen fishing rods and reels valued at about $1,600 were stolen from two sheds beside a home on Francis Street in the Hurri cane Haven subdivision near Hoiden Beach last week. Deputy Rebekah McDonald spoke with the Walnut Cove man who owns the home and was told that a neighbor, had been the victim of a break-in two weeks earlier, checked the property on Oct. 30. At that time the sheds were se cure, the man said. But when he ar rived late Thursday night, he found that the locks had been pried off and his fishing equipment removed. ? A fully loaded log truck valued at $40,000 was stolen from beside Vernon Road in Inland Thursday night. The Delco man who owns the trucking company notified police af ter the driver, a 54-year-old Lcland man, failed to show up for work. The driver told Deputy Anthony Key that he left the truck parked at about 7 p.m and discovered it miss ing the next morning. The 1987 Volvo tractor and trailer loaded with pulpwood was found in Columbus County the next day by the N.C. Highway Patrol. ? Four rods and reels, a depth finder and a citizens' band radio were stolen from a building next to a home on Owl l^anc in the Holiday Haven subdivision of Supply some time last week. The Lincolnton man who owns the home told Deputy Trull that he was notified by a neigh bor about a front door of the building being pried open. Trull estimated the value of stolen property at $ 1 ,400 ? Someone apparently took a car or truck for a joy ride on the Angels Trace Oolf Course off Old George town Road in Ocean Isle Beach Saturday night, causing an estimated $3,000 <iamagc to two putting greens. Ai about 8:30 Sunday morn Election Eve Meeting Brief For Incumbent Commissioners BY ERIC CARLSON "I've got a few things on my mind But I believe they can wait until the next meeting." said Com missioner Via y land Vercen "Would n't wan i to start anything controver sial tonight " ~ I he remark brought a round of laughter from the audience and from fellow board members who voiced their agreement at Monday night's notably brief meeting of the Bruns wick County Commissioners. It was, after all, the night before I election day, when all five incum : bent commissioners would face the voters. So when the agenda called for "new business," no one was in a mood to make any false moves. During the regular meeting, which lasted about 20 minutes, the board unanimously adopted minutes of previous meetings, accepted two petitions for road paving, passed a resolution to apply for federal hous ing money and proclaimed Novem ber as National Diabetes Month in Brunswick County. There was a brief discussion of a proposal to pay a consulting firm $24,500 for a study of county water rates The idea was rejected after several commissioners commented that such an inquiry could be per formed just as well by county em ployees without spending the addi tional money In other business. County Man ager Wyman Yclton reported that the county "did extremely well" in a re cent mock exercise designed to de termine the readiness of emergency agencies that would be called upon to deal with an accident at the Caro lina Power and Light nuclear plant near Southport. State and federal inspectors as sessed the response and gave a per formance critique after the drill. Yelton said the report indicated "no material deficiencies seen and no corrective actions required." FALL SPECIALS ONLY 5% DOWN ?All homes built to new Hurricane Zone 2 construction standards ?Free delivery and set-up ? hm>L PL ? '[' taessfaj U?>?44 lkl ? 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Possible suspects were identi fied in the theft of about $670 worth of clothing from a mobile home on Highland Road Friday night. The owner said a friend told him he saw two people leave the trailer and get into a truck with two others, Deputy Trull reported. Missing were a trench coat, a suit jacket and a pair of Nike sneakers. ? A color television set, an elec tric fan, two rods and reels and a tackle box were stolen from a sum mer home on Corbin Lane in Fid dler's Cove subdivision sometime last summer. The 80-year-old Lib erty, S.C., man who owns the house told Deputy Sgt. Joseph Scoggins that he discovered the break-in Friday afternoon. The total value of stolen property was estimated to be more than $450. There was about $10 damage caused to the living room window, where the thief is be lieved to have entered the residence. ? Two 12-gauge shotguns were stolen from the home of a man who lives on Pireway Road near Regan's Crossroads Sunday. 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Supply, and stole a color television and a mi crowave oven sometime in the past six weeks. The Fayetteville man who owns the trailer told Deputy JerTy Gray that the stolen items were worth about $400. He estimated the damage at $145. ? Three videotapes, two towels and some canned goods valued at a total of $44 were stolen from the trailer of a woman who iives on Deborah Street in the Fisherman's Village subdivision. Supply, last week. She told Deputy McDonald that the items may have been re moved by a couple who formerly resided there. No indication of forced entry was found. ? A woman who lives in the Conchshell Apartments on N.C. 179 in Seaside told Deputy Richard Long that a gold and diamond ring was stolen from her home Friday af ternoon. She believes that a person who came by to use the telephone might have taken the 10 carat gold iing from the coffee table sometime between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. The woman said she noticed the ring missing after the person left. 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