Beckham County, OK – Beckham County authorities are investigating a break-in that occurred last week at a storage facility in the county, according to Sheriff Derek Manning.
Manning said the incident happened during the night and involved damage to property, though none of the individual storage units were compromised.
“One of our storage facilities in the county was broken into one night last week,” Manning said. “None of the actual storage units were broken into, but they did break into one of the owner’s vehicles and took a couple of devices.”
The suspects also went through several trailers that were stored on the property, leaving behind some damage.
“They ransacked a few trailers that were stored on the property and did a little damage there,” Manning said.
Because the activity occurred in multiple areas of the property, investigators have spent several days collecting evidence and reviewing the scene.
“It was kind of a spread-out investigation,” Manning said. “It took my guys a while to work through it and gather all the evidence they could find.”
Authorities say they already have several strong leads in the case.
“We’ve got some really good leads and two or three suspects,” Manning said. “We haven’t made an arrest yet, but we expect to work through the evidence and get what we need to get the warrants taken care of.”
While storage facilities can occasionally be targeted, Manning said such incidents are relatively rare in the county and many facilities take security seriously.
“Usually the storage facilities are fairly well protected,” Manning said. “If someone does break in, there’s a good chance there will be a lot of evidence because of the security measures they have in place.”
He added that facility owners generally understand the responsibility that comes with storing other people’s belongings.
“They usually do a pretty good job protecting those places because they know they’re protecting other people’s property,” Manning said.
According to the sheriff, this type of investigation does not happen frequently.
“In the time I’ve been there, this is probably the third or fourth time I’ve worked one of those,” Manning said. “So it’s not a terribly common thing.”
The investigation remains ongoing as deputies continue gathering evidence and working toward potential arrests.
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