The thing about a boat sitting on a trailer unattended is that anyone can hook up to it and tow it off. Many people put locks on thir hitches to prevent that, but as one man learned this weekend, that doesn't always help. Edward Glen Barnes told deputies this weekend that a boat and trailer he left at his rental property in Boomer had been stolen. The last time he'd checked on it, according to the crime report, was back on the 12th. The boat is a 12-foot Sea King, valued at 500-dollars, and the trailer is valued at 300-dollars. No one who lives nearby saw anythingout of place during the two weeks in question.

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