Vandals hit bank building, steal iron fencing

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October 03, 2008 1:06 PM

By ANITA STACKHOUSE-HITE

THE PORTERVILLE RECORDER

STRATHMORE — Unidentified thieves struck Country Wide Bank on Thursday, and removed iron fencing from the property.

They also broke several windows.

The person who reported the incident, whose name was not released, reportedly told Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies that a pool pump had also been taken, and miscellaneous graffiti sprayed in the empty pool.

The vandalism took place at an unknown time in the 19000 block of Road 224.

Damage was estimated at about $5,600.

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