Monday
Feb262007
Coke Machine Vandalism, Break-Ins
Monday, February 26, 2007 at 2:27PM The, well, frontal assault on Wilkes cola vending machines continues. Local authorities have been working a multitude of vandalism and attempted break-in cases relating to Coke or Pepsi machines. Wilkesboro Police and Wilkes County Sheriff Deputies each worked one this weekend, while North Wilkesboro Police had three cases.
Wilkesboro Police were informed by a Coca-Cola employee someone had torn up the face panel of one of their machines, at Cub Creek Park Friday afternoon. It did not appear the vandals had tried to break into the dollar bill changer or coin box, or to the interior of the machine. However, three machines were hit in North Wilkesboro early Friday, and in each case the thief broke into the money-handling mechanisms and stole cash.
A Sparta Road business owner reported an attempted drink machine break-in yesterday afternoon. Ronnie Walker told sheriff deputies he went to lock up at the Little Dipper about 3pm, and found someone had pried the lock off his drink machines, but had been unable to get into the coin boxes.
Earlier cases have seen machines tipped over on their face and having the fronts broken up -- most have not been successful in getting any money from the machines. All the cases remain open.
Wilkesboro Police were informed by a Coca-Cola employee someone had torn up the face panel of one of their machines, at Cub Creek Park Friday afternoon. It did not appear the vandals had tried to break into the dollar bill changer or coin box, or to the interior of the machine. However, three machines were hit in North Wilkesboro early Friday, and in each case the thief broke into the money-handling mechanisms and stole cash.
A Sparta Road business owner reported an attempted drink machine break-in yesterday afternoon. Ronnie Walker told sheriff deputies he went to lock up at the Little Dipper about 3pm, and found someone had pried the lock off his drink machines, but had been unable to get into the coin boxes.
Earlier cases have seen machines tipped over on their face and having the fronts broken up -- most have not been successful in getting any money from the machines. All the cases remain open.
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