THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, January 28, 1997 TAG: 9701280387
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: BY JEFFREY S. HAMPTON, CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: ELIZABETH CITY LENGTH: 25 lines
A cleaning woman discovered a bigger task than planned when she entered the Chamber of Commerce office and found debris strewn everywhere and several pieces of equipment missing.
Police were still investigating on Monday the larceny of $6,000 worth of office equipment including a computer, a fax machine, typewriters and a microwave oven. Investigators believe someone broke in through a side window Saturday night. Fingerprints have been found.
The cleaning woman reported the incident to police at 11 a.m. Sunday. Although the larceny was a first for the organization, the office opened as usual Monday morning.
``We haven't lost any time,'' said Rhonda Martin, director of the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce. ``We've got a few glitches, but we're operational. We'll be back to normal by the end of the week.''
Elizabeth City opened its first Chamber of Commerce in 1910. The 600-member chamber moved into its current building at 502 E. Ehringhaus St. in 1980.
KEYWORDS: BURGLARY LARCENY