Indiana police recover stolen safe from retention pond
Indiana Borough police are seeking a 28-year-old man accused of stealing a safe containing about $5,000 from a local screenprinting business and dumping it into a storm water pond.
A felony warrant was issued for Raymond C. Spencer of Indiana, who police said entered S&S Screenprinting through a window on May 20 and took a large safe and a dolly.
Investigators recovered the safe from a retention pond on the 1400 block of Washington Street with the help of the Blairsville Volunteer Fire Department’s dive team. The safe was damaged and a large compartment was empty.
Spencer is charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking, criminal mischief and receiving stolen property.
He is believed to be in the Ohio area, according to police. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 724-329-2121.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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