Ferguson Community Center Unwired
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A local gathering place may not host many gatherings for a while, after thieves stole much of the building's electrical wiring. The Ferguson Community Center was hit by copper thieves over the weekend, according to Steve Blevins, who found the break-in damage about 10:30 Monday morning. The person or people broke into the back door of the building, and were apparently in it for some time. They had time to remove all the 600-volt wiring from the building -- about 25-thousand dollars worth of wire. In the process, they tore up the ceiling, causing about 5-thousand dollars damage. For good measure, the thief took a smoke machine, valued at about 150-dollars.
Blevins called deputies to another location in Ferguson later in the day Monday, after he received an anonymous tip as to who the burglars might be. Deputies arrested 33-year old Jerry Ray Bowman and 30-year old Daniel Scott Hartley after finding a significant amount of copper wire, a breaker box, and the stolen smoke machine. Much of the wire had been stripped and burned in a barrel. Both men confessed to the break-in, and are jailed on charges of breaking and entering and of theft.
Blevins called deputies to another location in Ferguson later in the day Monday, after he received an anonymous tip as to who the burglars might be. Deputies arrested 33-year old Jerry Ray Bowman and 30-year old Daniel Scott Hartley after finding a significant amount of copper wire, a breaker box, and the stolen smoke machine. Much of the wire had been stripped and burned in a barrel. Both men confessed to the break-in, and are jailed on charges of breaking and entering and of theft.
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North Wilkesboro News @ June 13, 2007
