Thieves plunder in Charley's aftermath
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:55 pm
PUNTA GORDA - After the hurricane ended, the looting began.
Among the first targets, officials said, was the Charlotte Harbor Fire Department. Firefighters arrived early Saturday to find that their computers had been swiped in the night.
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office spokesman Robert Carpenter said his office is getting regular reports of looting from residents of the area's many storm-wrecked neighborhoods. Carpenter said his officers are responding when able, but that they are saddled with more pressing demands, such as caring for survivors.
More:
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/08/16/Weath ... n_Ch.shtml
Among the first targets, officials said, was the Charlotte Harbor Fire Department. Firefighters arrived early Saturday to find that their computers had been swiped in the night.
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office spokesman Robert Carpenter said his office is getting regular reports of looting from residents of the area's many storm-wrecked neighborhoods. Carpenter said his officers are responding when able, but that they are saddled with more pressing demands, such as caring for survivors.
More:
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/08/16/Weath ... n_Ch.shtml
