KING AND QUEEN COUNTY -
Update 10/4/09 11:30 a.m.
King and Queen County Police tell CBS 6 they have found some of the items that were stolen from Central High School early Friday morning.
Investigators found some of the evidence had been dumped on a road near the county line between King and Queen County and Essex County. Several cases of food were found.
Police are still looking for the suspects who fled the scene. School was closed on Friday but will re-open Monday.
Update 10/4/09 12:07 a.m.
CBS 6 has learned that Central High School will open as usual on Monday.
There's still no estimate on the cost of the items stolen from the school.
Stay with CBS 6 for the very latest on this developing story.
Update 10/2/09 3:15 p.m.
This is Rob Cardwell. I just got off the phone with investigators with the King & Queen County Police Department. They tell me they've found a white Jeep Grand Cherokee that was positively identified by a witness as being involved in this morning's break in at Central High School.
Investigators also say they're talking with a suspect.
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No school Friday for students who attend Central high school in King and Queen County. Classes were canceled after two men were spotted breaking into the building early in the morning.
The school is located on VA-14, about an hour east of Richmond.
Deputy B.P. Longest was the first to arrive on the scene and said he saw two black males dressed all in black clothing in the hallway. "I gave pursuit," said Longest, "And lost them when they split up."
Longest tells CBS 6 one suspect got away in a white jeep grand Cherokee, but they thought the second man was still in the school, so they locked it down, while they searched and secured the area.
Because this all happened before the school day, King and Queen superintendent of schools, Dr. Richard Layman, told CBS 6 he decided it was in the best interest of the students to close the school for the day.
State Police have been called in and are still searching for the suspects.
Detectives say in addition to gaining entry to the school, at least seven doors in the interior of the building were broken into.
Detectives and school employees are taking inventory to see what, if any, items were stolen. As of right now, nothing appears to be missing, but deputy Longest told CBS 6 the suspects were spotted stacking food items in the hallway that had been removed from the cafeteria.
They don't know if stealing food was in the suspects' original plan, but they say it's an interesting twist in this case.
A man who lives next door to Central high school told CBS 6, "Times are tough. I can see people breaking into schools to steal food if it's there."
Schools officials say it's been at least four years since there's been any type of break-in at the school.
King and Queen County Police tell CBS 6 they have found some of the items that were stolen from Central High School early Friday morning.
Investigators found some of the evidence had been dumped on a road near the county line between King and Queen County and Essex County. Several cases of food were found.
Police are still looking for the suspects who fled the scene. School was closed on Friday but will re-open Monday.
Update 10/4/09 12:07 a.m.
CBS 6 has learned that Central High School will open as usual on Monday.
There's still no estimate on the cost of the items stolen from the school.
Stay with CBS 6 for the very latest on this developing story.
Update 10/2/09 3:15 p.m.
This is Rob Cardwell. I just got off the phone with investigators with the King & Queen County Police Department. They tell me they've found a white Jeep Grand Cherokee that was positively identified by a witness as being involved in this morning's break in at Central High School.
Investigators also say they're talking with a suspect.
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No school Friday for students who attend Central high school in King and Queen County. Classes were canceled after two men were spotted breaking into the building early in the morning.
The school is located on VA-14, about an hour east of Richmond.
Deputy B.P. Longest was the first to arrive on the scene and said he saw two black males dressed all in black clothing in the hallway. "I gave pursuit," said Longest, "And lost them when they split up."
Longest tells CBS 6 one suspect got away in a white jeep grand Cherokee, but they thought the second man was still in the school, so they locked it down, while they searched and secured the area.
Because this all happened before the school day, King and Queen superintendent of schools, Dr. Richard Layman, told CBS 6 he decided it was in the best interest of the students to close the school for the day.
State Police have been called in and are still searching for the suspects.
Detectives say in addition to gaining entry to the school, at least seven doors in the interior of the building were broken into.
Detectives and school employees are taking inventory to see what, if any, items were stolen. As of right now, nothing appears to be missing, but deputy Longest told CBS 6 the suspects were spotted stacking food items in the hallway that had been removed from the cafeteria.
They don't know if stealing food was in the suspects' original plan, but they say it's an interesting twist in this case.
A man who lives next door to Central high school told CBS 6, "Times are tough. I can see people breaking into schools to steal food if it's there."
Schools officials say it's been at least four years since there's been any type of break-in at the school.
