Dateline: June 7, 2007

Sheriff's office seeking clues to weekend crime

The Donley County Sheriff’s Department is searching for possible clues to identify those responsible for the weekend burglary of J&W Lumber.

Sheriff Butch Blackburn said someone broke the glass on the lumberyard’s east door and apparently hauled merchandise to the back of the business in a wheelbarrow.

Lumberyard owner Earl Hartman said a passerby noticed the broken glass about 7 a.m. on Saturday.

“They took about $1,300 worth of power tools, a string trimmer, and an air conditioner,” Hartman said.

The criminals also cut a couple of locks and pried open a filing cabinet.

“It looked like they were looking for cash,” Hartman said.

The loss is not covered by insurance.

Blackburn said Monday that his office was working some leads on the case. If anyone has any information, they are asked to call the sheriff’s office at 874-3533.