Gateway — A recent breakin will cost the city money, not only for the items stolen, but for security measures prompted by the burglary.
City Council members, the mayor and city attorney met in a specially-called meeting Thursday and approved the purchase of a lap-top computer for the city recorder, as well as security bars over the doors and windows and investigating the possibility of contracting with an alarm company.
The burglary was discovered by a Benton County Sheriff’s deputy about 6 a.m. Friday, Nov.
- Computers, cash, office equipment and a heater were taken from both the city and water department offices.
“That drop box, they just pried it open,” Mayor David White said. “They got a lot of fingerprints off the envelopes.”
“I really want it secured good,” White said, adding that a deputy would be at the December meeting to talk about a neighborhood watch program.
On Wednesday, about 6:30 a.m., a similar incidentwas discovered at Garfield Elementary School.
“A janitor discovered the break in,” BCSO Capt. Mike Jones said of the school burglary.
News, Pages 1 on 11/23/2011