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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
THEY’RE BACK!
SECURITY camera vision from within the Cunnigham Engineering showroom and office, showing a man with his arms loaded with goods and an image of the man with another leaving. BELOW: Shane Cunningham inspects the doorway with Bvt Sgt. Andrew Fowler, of Port Pirie CSI.
... and caught in the act THE image above shows one of the men police are seeking in relation to two break-ins in Balaklava early on Monday morning. About 4.45am, entry was gained to Cunningham’s Engineering through a smashed office window. The offenders, caught on closed circuit security cameras, stole about $5000 of tools and equipment, including a MIG welder and a water pump. In the desperate search
Les Pearson reports: for cash, the thieves pilfered through office drawers and filing cabinets. Shane Cunningham, manager of Cunningham’s Engineering, said it has been “a while” since the business was last burgled. “My main concern was for the computers – but they’re still here,” he said. “They also took the cash drawer out but we
don’t leave any cash here.” A second break at MAP Financial Strategies the same night is believed to be linked. Offenders used a crowbar to jemmy the door open, before stealing a laptop computer, petty cash and other miscellaneous items. It was the second time the business has been targeted in six months. • Continued Page 24
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Farmers warned on new transport ruling
LOCAL farmers are being reminded of new legal measures they must take when transporting machinery on various roads around the district. State Member for Goyder, Steven Griffiths, (pictured) has been eagerly spreading the message regarding the transport of large agricultural machinery, especially with the seeding season cranking up. Since mid 2011, it has been a requirement that a copy of the Government Gazette Notice and/or relevant Codes of Practice are in the vehicle with the driver and able to produced, in hard copy or electronically via a smartphone, upon request by police. The respective forms are available online. Mr Griffiths was appalled when he heard many growers were unaware of the new requirements. “I have been contacted by many people regarding the rules and regulations when transporting agricultural machinery which is over-size, over mass or as a load as they had been issued with infringement notices involving significant penalties or had received warnings,” he said. “My concern was that with seeding just starting and a lot of machinery being moved around that if farmers did not have the right bit of paper with them they were going to receive large fines. “It’s just crazy, when clearly the need exists to ensure the agricultural industry was aware of what it had to do.”
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