SOMEONE JACKED THE GENERATORS.

Brenda Barnhart runs a small business — selling concessions and fried pies at area carnivals and other similar events. It is a challenge for a small-business owner to make a profit and unexpected major expenditures can really hurt the bottom line.

The Victim: Brenda Barnhart

The Crime: Theft

Date: Saturday, Sept. 21

Time: Between 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.

Location: 10200 block of Northwest Highway

Unfortunately, Barnhart felt this personally while selling at a function. While she was gone for just a short time from her concessions booth, someone made off with her Honda electric generators.

Her mother, Joy Barnhart, spoke with the Advocate on behalf of her daughter about the crime and says it definitely has set back her small business a bit. They were holding out hope that the generators might be found by the police.

“She needs all the help she can get right now because they had to buy two new generators after this,” she said.

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“The generators are certainly expensive. The entire ordeal has been frustrating.”

Dallas Police Sgt. Keitric Jones of the Northeast Patrol Division says to always secure expensive items, even if they are in public places. A little extra precaution can always help prevent theft.

“When having equipment that is valuable such as a generator, make sure you always have someone near it at all times,” he says. “If you must leave the property, it is good to lock the property up in a safe place or with a good thick chain with a good lock that would make it difficult for anyone to cut.”

Amount of bail originally set for Brian Cloninger, the 45-year-old man accused of, without known cause, shooting a child in the face while he was playing outside his Royal Lane and Abrams Road apartment

Amount of Cloninger’s bail after a judge ordered it reduced

Number of weeks Cloninger’s alleged victim spent in the hospital, recovering from his injuries

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