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Derby convenience store burglarized for 2nd time in a month |
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Wednesday, 02 January 2008 |
Mabil Ibrahim, the owner of the Derby Corner Mini Mart, stands next to a large plate glass window that burglars used to enter the store and steal cigarettes, cigars, and lighters on the morning of Dec. 26. (Photo by Christopher Roy)
By CHRISTOPHER ROY
Express Staff Writer
DERBY — For the second time in as many months, a Derby convenience store experienced a burglary.
According to State Police Sgt. Darren Annis and Senior Trooper Clark Lombardi, at 2:38 a.m. on Dec. 26 state police responded to an alarm at the Derby Corner Mini Mart. When police arrived, they found someone had smashed open a side window, entered the store, stolen packs of cigarettes, and left before police arrived.
When contacted last week, store owner Mabil Ibrahim, said whomever broke into his store through the large plate glass window made a mess on the floor before leaving with a large amount of cigarettes, cigars, and lighters.
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brahim said police were notified of the break-in by his alarm system.
He also said it was the same type of break-in scenario Ibrahim
experienced in November and he feels it was the same suspects both
times. Now Ibrahim is adding more features to his security system.
“We keep spending more money and hopefully they will be caught,” he
said of the suspects. He is also considering hiring a security guard to
watch the store overnight.
In other police business, Det. Sgt. Mark Galle said in press release
there is indication a fire at a home owned by Debra Blier on Toad Pond
Road in Morgan, was intentionally set. Firefighters from Derby Line and
Charleston responded to the blaze just after 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec.
28.
Galle said the total loss is estimated to be around $150,000. Anyone
with information is encouraged to call the Vermont Arson Tip Award
Program at 1-800-32-ARSON or Galle at 802-878-7111.
A $400,000 Freightliner tractor trailer is considered a total loss
after it was involved in crash on Vermont Route 100 in Lowell Friday
morning, Dec. 28.
According to Capt. Allan Buck, Robin Wrice, 52, of Augusta Ga. was
turning on a left hand curve near Stephenson Road when he lost control
and went off the east side of the road and struck several trees before
coming to a stop. Buck’s press release says the trailer started to
slide ahead of the truck on the slushy road.
The 2005 truck ended up facing in a southerly direction, tying up traffic as Riverside Towing removed it from the scene.
Mississquoi Rescue responded to the scene with two ambulances to
transport victims of the crash to North Country Hospital in Newport.
State Police report that Michael Reil, 36, of South Burlington
sustained back and chest injuries and Harry Donor, 39, of Middlebury
sustained hips and left arm injuries. It is unclear how they are
connected to the accident. Wrice, the truck driver, suffered a shoulder
injury. Buck could not be reached on Tuesday, New Year’s Day.
Sgt. Jeremy Hill, of the State Police Commercial Truck Inspection Team
will examine the truck. Wrice was issued a ticket for going too fast
for conditions. A load of furniture that was inside of the truck will
be examined by the trucking company.
The Lowell Fire Department also responded to this accident.
Trooper Lombardi reports that Everett Gonyer’s 2004 red Ford Taurus
with Vermont registration V2832 was stolen from a residence off
Highland Avenue in North Troy sometime between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on
Dec. 20.
Someone stole a snowmobile from Christine Menard’s home on Nadeau Park
Road in Coventry overnight on Dec. 22, Trooper Michael LaCourse
reports. The machine is a 1996 Polaris XLT.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the state police in Derby at 334-8881.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 January 2008 )
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