[ARRL-OK] Media Breakins

[Lloyd Colston]

 >From the Emergency Managers' list.  The information is provided
in the event you may have similar events in your area.  Be
VIGILANT; be safe.


 >We are trying to deal with a large number of transmitter

break-ins here in

 >Houston.  I thought others might like to hear about it, and

possibly relate

 >experiences of their own.
 >
 >In the last 60 days, at least 13 radio and 2 TV stations have

had their

 >transmitter buildings violated.  One class of break-in seems to

be just for

 >the hell of it, although in the last two weeks, they have

started to trip

 >all the breakers, including tower lights.  At KTRH, our

regional source for

 >EAS they also cut the fuel line to the generator spilling the

whole tank of

 >diesel on the ground.  These have generally gained entry with

bolt cutters

 >and pry bars.
 >
 >In the other break-ins (mostly TV), they have gone in through

the roof, to

 >avoid detection, and stolen significant amounts of equipment

including the

 >alarm systems.
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Lloyd Colston		Mayes County CEM
Pryor, OK USA		http://www.mayescem.us
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