Thieves broke into Ely Auto Repair in Haverhill, MA, recently and stole a battery tester and pneumatic tools. In addition, they also emptied the vending machines of their coins, taking approximately $500 worth of quarters.
Below is the article as it appeared on the Eagle-Tribune website.
2,000 coins taken in burglary, police say
June 22, 2011
By Jim Patten
HAVERHILL — Police said thieves broke into an auto repair garage and stole several pieces of expensive equipment, but that wasn’t all.
They also broke into a vending machine and took $500 worth of quarters, police said. That’s 2,000 coins.
Police said the thieves’ operation wasn’t sophisticated because it appears they hauled the stolen equipment away by putting it into a trash barrel that is also missing from the garage.
Investigators are checking a video surveillance camera at a business next door to see whether it caught the theft on tape and will help identify the thieves.
The break-in at Ely Auto Repair, 150 White St., happened over the weekend —sometime after the business closed at 9 p.m. Saturday, police said.
Besides the coins, a battery tester and pneumatic tools were also taken.
To read the entire article on the Eagle-Tribune website, visit http://www.eagletribune.com/haverhill/x177910000/2-000-coins-taken-in-burglary-police-say.
