Sound equipment, grass seed and other items valued at $2,050 recently were stolen from the press box and a shed on the Grandview R-2 School District grounds in the 10000 block of Hwy. C west of Hillsboro, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports.
The theft was reported Feb. 19, but it may have occurred sometime between Dec. 18 and that date, according to the report.
It looked like someone used a cinder block to force open the main door to the press box, which is near the baseball field, and then stole Bose speakers, a digital scoreboard controller, a microphone, an auxiliary cord for a sound system and four metal folding chairs, according to the report.
The culprit also pried off a latch to a nearby shed and stole several bags of grass seed, the report said.
As of today (Feb. 23), the stolen items had not been recovered, and there were no suspects or arrests, said Lt. Gary Higginbotham of the Sheriff’s Office.
He asks anyone with information about the theft to call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 636-797-5515.