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Show Even Police Chiefs Can Be Burglary Victims, Finds Nay PANGUITCH A series of unusual coincidences contributed to the solution of a crime in which Panguitch Police Chief Martin Nay was recently the victim of a burglary bur-glary in Salt Lake City. Nay stayed the night at the Olympus Hotel in salt Lake City and parked his 1992 GMC van at 10:30 p.m. Sometime between that time and 7 a.m., burglars broke into the driver's side window and stole a Panguitch City Police handheld hand-held radio and day planner and Nay's personal checkbook, camera and clothing. The total value of all the items was listed at $3,000. The crime was reported to and investigated investi-gated by the Salt Lake City Police Department, Coincidentally, while Nay was at a glass repair shop, he met a couple from Colorado who had the same type of burglary happen to them at the Shiloh Inn near where Nay had stayed. Nay returned to Panguitch and after approximately a week, he received re-ceived a call from a man in Salt Lake City who reported that his children had found Nay's missing checkbook while rollcrblading. On July 7, Salt Lake City narcotics nar-cotics officers were doing undercover under-cover work. An observer entered a dwelling to make a drug purchase and noticed the Panguitch City Police Po-lice radio and day planner. They kept the place under surveillance while a search warrant was obtained and ultimately recovered recov-ered the stolen property, subsequently subse-quently notifying Nay. Nay said he learned that it is important to remain constantly alert and cautious when traveling. He suggests checking out the motel in which you will be staying and insisting in-sisting on adequate security. Parking Park-ing in a well-lighted area, never in the rear of a parking area, is also important, he said. |