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Crime Stoppers: Wire thieves damaged AT&T generator
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Crime Stoppers of Barton County is seeking information about damage done to a generator at 1300 Stone St. in Great Bend, Police Chief Dean Akings said.

The generator, which belongs to AT&T, was damaged sometime between July 6 and Aug. 23. "Thieves cut 50 feet of 5-conductor copper cable and fled with the cable," Akings reported in a statement for Crime Stoppers. Loss was $5,000 and the generator is not functional at present.

Anyone with information about this crime, or any other crime in Barton County, is asked to call Crime Stoppers, 792-1300. The toll-free telephone number for calls outside of Great Bend is 888-305-1300.