Four auto burglaries reported in Blakely

Published 12:00 am Monday, April 6, 2009

Four auto burglaries were reported in the Blakely subdivision off U.S. 61 North in the county on Saturday.

Reported at 4:06 a.m.:

• A Smith and Wesson .357 D revolver valued at $350, a Samsung cell phone valued at $300, a Nokia phone valued at $150 and $50 were reported missing from a vehicle in the 300 block of Blake Drive.

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• Also in the same block, a Dual DVD/MP3 player valued at $200 was reported missing from a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado.

• A Nokia phone valued at $250 was reported missing from a Chevy Z-71 in the 200 block of Marilyn Drive.

• A Browning .22-caliber pistol valued at $300 and a Tom Tom navigation system valued at $250 were reported missing at 10:09 p.m. from a vehicle in the 200 block of Sandy Lane.

Separately, cash in the amount of $350 was reported missing in the city at 9:16 a.m. Saturday from a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Laptop computers hot

in weekend burglaries

Four residential burglaries were reported in the county and the city during the weekend.

• Two commercial weed trimmers both valued at $1,300, a Craftsman tool box valued at $2,500, a Hilti hammer drill valued at $754 and a Hilti cordless drill valued at $400 were reported missing at 2:09 p.m. Friday from a home in the 100 block of Vines Road.

• A Stihl weed trimmer valued at $200 was reported missing at 11:53 a.m. Friday from a shed of a home in the 200 block of Culkin Road.

• A Gateway laptop valued at $800 was reported missing at 10:05 p.m. Saturday from a home in the 900 block of China Street.

• A Dell laptop valued at $700 was reported missing at 4:44 p.m. Sunday from a home in the 2700 block of Alcorn Drive. The laptop was later found at another residence in the same block