Police seek gumball and candy machine thieves

[January 17, 2009]  LACEY, Wash. (AP) -- Police are looking for two men who have stolen gumball and candy machines in a string of seven thefts in the past month at restaurants and businesses.

The burglars usually break in by throwing a rock through a window.

One restaurant manager told The Olympian he thought the thieves wanted to sell the machines on eBay. But machines taken Wednesday were found in a Tumwater cul de sac, destroyed for a small amount of change.

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Information from: The Olympian, http://www.theolympian.com

[Associated Press]

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