2 Suspects Steal $30,000 Worth Of Electronics From Germantown Friends School, Police Say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Germantown Friends School says it's missing $30,000 worth of electronics after two people broke into the school. Classes at the school start in one week and now administrators are working to try and replace the stolen equipment.
"As a school we're very proud of being part of Germantown and the community, and what happened is not common," said Germantown Friends School Chief Financial Officer Robert Marcantuono.
School officials say it's not common for the school to be robbed, but it is unfortunate. Surveillance video released by police shows two people walk onto campus, get inside the school and sometime later, they walk out with $30,000 worth of electronics.
"It's a significant impact. It's unfortunate that it took place. As a school, we react as quickly as we can to get replacement equipment ordered and in place so that it's ready for the start of school," Marcantuono said.
School officials also say what the surveillance video does not show is the two men walking through a cemetery on school grounds before reaching the school. It's believed most of the items were stolen from the third floor.
"Once you're inside the building, you can traverse through stairwells to get to the upper floors," Marcantuono said.
It's not clear how long the robbers were in the school for, but officials say they got away with 16 mini Mac computers, desktop computers, two 60-inch televisions and an iPad.
"We do have security that rove overnight, so certainly there was someone walking around and the activity happened when they weren't in this particular area of campus," Marcantuono said.
If you recognize the men in the surveillance video, you are asked to call police.
