LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — This previous summer time, thieves focused the air-con models at a Clark County college practically a dozen instances, forcing directors to take motion to stop it from occurring once more.
Video and police stories 8 Information Now obtained present John S. Park Elementary was burglarized from Could by means of June after which in late July.
“Park [Elementary] was certainly a, I don’t know if headache is the right word but a challenge at the end of the summer,” Brandon McLaughlin stated at a gathering final month. He is the Clark County Faculty District’s assistant superintendent of building and amenities.
In response to CCSDPD stories, the alarms at Park Elementary didn’t go off as a result of the college is an “outdoor style school,” which suggests it is an open campus. It is not exhausting to keep away from tripping any alarms.
Surveillance video 8 Information Now obtained exhibits among the suspects on the roof of Park Elementary Faculty within the early morning hours taking a/c components. Police estimated practically $300,000 in damages.
Video and police stories 8 Information Now obtained present John S. Park Elementary was burglarized from Could by means of June after which in late July. (CCSDPD)
Assistant Superintendent McLaughlin spoke concerning the concern at a CCSD bond oversight committee assembly on Nov. 19.
“It’s something that probably is not going to dissipate. So, we’re at least aware of it and we’re just trying to deter it as much as we can,” McLaughlin stated.
CCSDPD stated the thieves hit Park Elementary 3 times in late July. An administrator instructed officers they have been stealing the cooling cores from the air-con models, in keeping with a police report.
In a video dated July 20, the thieves are caught on digicam chucking A/C components over the roof. They then roll a procuring cart, toss the items of metallic in, and stroll away.
A janitor instructed CCSDPD, he noticed the thieves on July 26 round 5 a.m. Earlier than he might chase them, they reportedly ran away, and the janitor overlooked them.
The thieves face expenses of injury to high school property.
In response to CCSD, it changed the air-con models at Park Elementary proper as kids have been returning to high school. There are no less than 360 CCSD buildings that both want their A/C changed or repaired, or they’re within the strategy of it.
