Alarm interrupts KOA burglary

Jim Anderson | Last updated Jan 23, 1996 12:0pm0

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Thieves hit the KOA campground for the second time in just over a month during the weekend of January 20-21.

According to those on the scene January 21, the burglars apparently threw a large rock through the plate glass window of the campground store, where they allegedly stole a few packs of cigarettes, some blown glass ornaments and a small amount of cash.

"The stuff the hoodlums stole from the store was worth about 75 bucks, but the door will cost over $2,000 to replace," said Danny McCarthy, the son of the campground's owner.

McCarthy and his wife Kim met a Deschutes County Sheriff's deputy at the scene Sunday morning.

A workshop and motor home at the campground were broken into on Friday, December 15, and up to $10,000 worth of power tools and telephone and camera equipment were stolen.

"After that happened we installed the new alarm in the store," said Kim McCarthy.

"(The store break-in) could have been a lot worse," she said. "But we installed a Radio Shack alarm and I'll bet it scared the hell out of anyone who was here last night."

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