Orcas School break-in still under investigation

By COLLEEN ARMSTRONG
Islands Sounder Web site editor, Editor
January 5, 2009 · Updated 4:59 PM 

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The Orcas Island Middle School was broken into on Friday, Dec. 26. Four computers and a laptop were stolen with an approximate value of $6,000.

According to Sheriff Bill Cumming, the theft is still under active investigation.

“I feel we need to take a look at security, but I don’t think there was anything we could have done, except an alarm, which seems a little extreme,” said Superintendent Barbara Kline.

School board member Janet Brownell said, “It’s unfortunate in a community as great as ours – and during the holiday season – that the school district has been victimized like this.”

Contact Islands Sounder Web site editor, Editor Colleen Armstrong at editor@islandssounder.com or (360) 376-4500.

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