Officials pursuing burglary probe

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Officials pursuing burglary probe
By Vince Little and Bryce S. Dubee, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Friday, October 31, 2008

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Base officials have beefed up patrols and are vigorously pursuing leads following a string of house thefts on Yokota’s east side, the 374th Airlift Wing commander told residents at a town hall meeting Wednesday.

Col. Jeff Newell said he didn’t want to "compromise the investigation. For all we know, the perpetrator could be in this room."

However, he pointed out much of the surveillance under way is being concealed and said base officials are committed to preserving people’s sense of security inside the gates.

"All it takes is one person to ruin this culture. We are going to find this person or persons," Newell said. "Security Forces personnel normally behind desks are out working this case on patrol."

"Our squadron is knee-deep in this investigation," added Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Peters of the 374th Security Forces Squadron. "I’m optimistic we can bring these folks to justice."


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