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Published Sun, May 4, 2008 4:21 PM
In two incidents reported Friday, thieves destroyed four air conditioning units worth thousands of dollars for a few hundred dollars worth of copper components.
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The air-conditioning units were valued at $1,500 each, according to incident reports with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.
The stolen copper components from three adjacent businesses hit on Lady's Island Drive were valued at $160.
The fourth unit hit was at a home for sale in the Magnolia Court community off Sams Point Road.
Sunday, Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Jim Bukoffsky declined to comment on the active cases.
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