TV Stolen From Prison
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It took some kind of nerve to pull off a recent theft - from the Fort Des Moines Correctional Facility.
A thief allegedly absconded with a flat-screen TV after a attending a program at the Des Moines facility for former prison inmates. He nearly got away with the crime by using the cover of budget-induced darkness.
Authorities believe a man took the TV, valued at £300, from a dark conference room at the prison facility between Friday and Monday.
Two men initially avoided detection because budget cuts have left the prison short-staffed. The conference room surveillance cameras did not spot them because lights had been turned off to save money, said Sally Kreamer, director of the Fifth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services.
However, other surveillance cameras allegedly recorded Aaron Jefferson, 26, and Kareem Abdul-Jabar Sanders, 29, checking door handles in the building.
The Des Moines men attended a rehabilitation class at the facility Friday evening. The TV disappeared after that.
Officers raided Jefferson's residence on Tuesday and found the TV, Kreamer said. Jefferson admitted he had taken the TV, police said.
Jefferson was charged with third-degree theft and probation violation. Sanders was charged with trespassing. Police had no evidence that Sanders was involved in the theft.
"Stealing from a correctional facility," Des Moines Police Det. Dave Smith said. "We don't see that every day."
http://www.bigredkev.com/2010/02/tv-stolen-from-prison.html
A thief allegedly absconded with a flat-screen TV after a attending a program at the Des Moines facility for former prison inmates. He nearly got away with the crime by using the cover of budget-induced darkness.
Authorities believe a man took the TV, valued at £300, from a dark conference room at the prison facility between Friday and Monday.
Two men initially avoided detection because budget cuts have left the prison short-staffed. The conference room surveillance cameras did not spot them because lights had been turned off to save money, said Sally Kreamer, director of the Fifth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services.
However, other surveillance cameras allegedly recorded Aaron Jefferson, 26, and Kareem Abdul-Jabar Sanders, 29, checking door handles in the building.
The Des Moines men attended a rehabilitation class at the facility Friday evening. The TV disappeared after that.
Officers raided Jefferson's residence on Tuesday and found the TV, Kreamer said. Jefferson admitted he had taken the TV, police said.
Jefferson was charged with third-degree theft and probation violation. Sanders was charged with trespassing. Police had no evidence that Sanders was involved in the theft.
"Stealing from a correctional facility," Des Moines Police Det. Dave Smith said. "We don't see that every day."
http://www.bigredkev.com/2010/02/tv-stolen-from-prison.html
