| KB Home reports laptop, customers' info stolen
A recent burglary at a KB Home sales office in Berkeley County has prompted company officials to send out nearly 3,000 letters warning customers about identity theft. On Dec. 31, employees at the homebuilder's Moncks Corner location discovered that a desktop computer had been stolen during the night. The computer contained addresses, Social Security numbers and other personal information of customers and others who inquired about purchasing a home at that office, said Jeff Meyer, division president of KB South Carolina. Meyer said that the odds of someone having their identity stolen as a result of the theft were low. The computer was password protected, and the database of personal information was also protected with a complex code, he said. A radio and a glass table top also were stolen, suggesting the thief or thieves weren't targeting identity information, Meyer said.
Replacing small bridge has big implications for Stony Point
Donna and Edward Stritmater have lived in their four-bedroom Cape Cod at 2 S. Liberty Drive for 16 years. They've raised three children there, and Edward Stritmater's mother lives there, too. They have a fine view of the James A. Farley Memorial Bridge, the main thoroughfare into and out of Stony Point on Route 9W. There is a distinct possibility they will be forced to leave their home within two years to make way for a new bridge. Of the two plans the state Department of Transportation is proposing, one calls for a bridge to be built east of the existing span. That would mean demolition of the Stritmater home and two commercial buildings at East Main Street and Route 9W. One of them is the historic Malloy's Building, which was built during the Civil War.
Daily News looks back at 'stupid crooks'
This year, as always, police reports have been a dependable source of comedy material. Here are some comic moments culled from the crime beat in 2006:
Most popular 'stupid crook' story of the yearFebruary's tale of a Cowlitz County burglary suspect who posted a sign in his Castle Rock house announcing the presence of "stolen stuff" appeared in newspapers from coast to coast and English-language dailies in other parts of the world.In Kentucky, the headline for the story read: "Note to self: Stop writing notes."
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False alarm dispatches reduced in Des Moines
Police in Des Moines received criticism when they convinced the city council to adopt an ordinance that limits their response to local burglar alarms.But new data shows the changes have greatly reduced false dispatches and, as a result, police resources have been re-allocated to address other community issues.The changes, supported by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition, began to take effect in mid-2005. At the end of the first full year of this new approach, false dispatches were down by 65 percent in 2006 (compared to 2004).False dispatches dropped nearly 57 percent in 2005."We know change was hard on some people, but hopefully these numbers will prove it was worth it," said Master Police Officer Barry Sellers, who is alarm administrator for the city of Des Moines."False dispatches were such a problem before, they likely interfered with our response to real emergencies.
Vehicle overturns in crash, killing one
CASA DE ORO – A 42-year-old San Diego driver was killed late Wednesday on Agua Dulce Boulevard east of Campo Road. Authorities said Phillip Lee Hines apparently lost control of the vehicle, which struck a fence and a rock before overturning twice about 10:10 p.m. No other vehicles were involved. Hines died in the crash, the Medical Examiner's office reported. – Greg Gross Remains are those of wildlife workers TIJUANA – Baja California investigators have identified human remains found in remote mountains as those of Lloyd Kolbe, a well-respected Texas wildlife specialist, and of a Mexican biologist, who were flying in a helicopter that disappeared nearly 15 years ago. Kolbe's helicopter and scattered human bones were found last year in the Sierra de Calamajué, a mountain range southwest of San Luis Gonzaga Bay, where the men had taken off April 21, 1992.
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