Spring Break
Burglary hits Tate II site
Equipment missing from storage room
JULIA SEVY
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: News
Nearly $14,000 in construction equipment was stolen from the Tate II building site between noon Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, according to a police report.
Someone or some group illegally cut the exterior fence to the construction site and then broke the lock to a storage room inside the construction site, Raul Hernandez, American Pan & Engineering Co.'s site superintendent, told University police, according to the report.
Two laser levels ($2,500 each), one level ($1,200), three hammer drills (total $3,000), two rotary saws ($270 each), one blower ($700) and eight handheld radios ($150 each) were amont the items stolen from the storage room.
Additionally, nine measuring tape reels ($28 each), one hammer ($1,000), one chain precision tool ($72), two P-squares (8 each), one double-hook lever with a belt ($80) and one 12-inch level ($12) were also stolen, according to the police report.
John Devine, the field coordinator for Holder Construction Co. at Tate II, reported the burglary to University Police.
Some of the stolen items, including measuring tape and hammers, belonged to American Pan & Engineering Company employees.
Jon Miller, an employee of Holder Construction Co. and the project manager for the Tate II building construction, said in a telephone interview Tuesday that the losses were relatively small compared to the size of the company.
"[APEC] will turn it over to insurance and will get reimbursed," he said.
After the burglary, Miller said Holder Construction Co. was able to maintain contact with the subcontractor to avoid losing time or money.
Miller said the losses will not slow down the construction of Tate II.
Someone or some group illegally cut the exterior fence to the construction site and then broke the lock to a storage room inside the construction site, Raul Hernandez, American Pan & Engineering Co.'s site superintendent, told University police, according to the report.
Two laser levels ($2,500 each), one level ($1,200), three hammer drills (total $3,000), two rotary saws ($270 each), one blower ($700) and eight handheld radios ($150 each) were amont the items stolen from the storage room.
Additionally, nine measuring tape reels ($28 each), one hammer ($1,000), one chain precision tool ($72), two P-squares (8 each), one double-hook lever with a belt ($80) and one 12-inch level ($12) were also stolen, according to the police report.
John Devine, the field coordinator for Holder Construction Co. at Tate II, reported the burglary to University Police.
Some of the stolen items, including measuring tape and hammers, belonged to American Pan & Engineering Company employees.
Jon Miller, an employee of Holder Construction Co. and the project manager for the Tate II building construction, said in a telephone interview Tuesday that the losses were relatively small compared to the size of the company.
"[APEC] will turn it over to insurance and will get reimbursed," he said.
After the burglary, Miller said Holder Construction Co. was able to maintain contact with the subcontractor to avoid losing time or money.
Miller said the losses will not slow down the construction of Tate II.
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