Thieves break in and steal furniture from model homes

Authorities say thieves stole enough furniture from model homes on display at an Alabama mobile home dealership to furnish their own hideaway.

The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports (http://bit.ly/WMTObK) that the break-ins at the four model homes in Opelika happened sometime over the Christmas holiday.

Opelika police report that between 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Wednesday intruders forced their way into the homes at Freedom Homes and took 12 separate items.

Missing from the business were a gray sofa, a gray loveseat, a second sofa, a Henning cocktail table, two Henning end tables, a five-piece dinette set and a Pisa Spice rug.

Information from: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, http://ledger-enquirer.com

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