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CRIME STOPPERS CASE No. 1229
Sometime between 4:45 and 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11, unknown persons entered a carport in the 13900 block of West 93rd St. N. They took a teal-colored 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan and a white 1999 GMC Sierra. In one truck bed there was an air compressor, a John Deere generator, miscellaneous Craftsman tools and irrigation parts. A Hobart portable generator/welder was taken from a nearby shed. Loss is valued at more than $14,000.

On that same morning neighbors saw a red Ford truck with Arkansas plates, occupied by seven Hispanic males, driving around in the area. A neighbor stopped to talk to them; they said they were looking for a house for a roofing job.

If you have information about this burglary or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111. You can also submit a tip online at www.wsccs.com or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to CRIMES (274637). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County is a non-profit organization of citizens against crime. 

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