The offices of People & Planet, located in Union Street behind East Oxford Primary School were broken into again last Sunday.
The intruders entered through a window which they broke and then proceeded to wreak havoc in the officers, pulling open drawers and emptying the contents on the floors, damaging property and strewing campaign materials around the rooms in what appeared to be a general act of vandalism.
The intruders also stole one Dell Optiplex desktop computer and money from a fund-raising moneybox as well as destroyed two laptops that they encountered. Finally they happened upon a black in refill for a stamp pad which they then sprayed over the walls of one corner of the office and damaged a computer in the process.
This was following a previous intrusion the week before when two laptops were stolen. These laptops were the personal property of two of P&P's staff and were not covered by insurance.
P&P is a not-for-profit organisation and its income comes solely from funding and donations and it can ill afford to have to replace stolen equipment and broken windows.
The intruders also stole one Dell Optiplex desktop computer and money from a fund-raising moneybox as well as destroyed two laptops that they encountered. Finally they happened upon a black in refill for a stamp pad which they then sprayed over the walls of one corner of the office and damaged a computer in the process.
This was following a previous intrusion the week before when two laptops were stolen. These laptops were the personal property of two of P&P's staff and were not covered by insurance.
P&P is a not-for-profit organisation and its income comes solely from funding and donations and it can ill afford to have to replace stolen equipment and broken windows.
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Sorry to hear that
19.08.2009 12:22
- You have a party / dinner / auction of promises to raise money to replace the uninsured items.
- Part of your office could become a sleeping area to deter future break-ins.
Percy Planet
Sorry to hear
19.08.2009 13:05
Fellow victim of previous break ins
you should have said the laptop were owned by P&P!
19.08.2009 20:17
missed opportunity for reclaiming some insurance cash there.
anon
Free computer
20.08.2009 08:38
Is this you here? If so, I will get in touch.
PS if you replace the laptops it is worth (at least) using Kensington locks or (better) locking them in a strong cupboard. I know this advice comes too late though!
Jon
computer donation
21.08.2009 16:57
thanks for the kensington lock tip, a good one :)
P&P