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Burglary Bust
A brash break-in at a boat-storage building in Whitehall, Michigan, apparently left a pair of teenage thieves feeling like kids in a candy store.

Police report that a few days before Christmas, two high school seniors looted the seven largest powerboats in the White Bay Marina and Resort on Lake Michigan and made off with about $30,000 worth of equipment, including outboard motors, plasma TVs, DVD players, GPS systems, depthsounders, VHFs, stereos, and flares. “They must have spent several hours going through the boats,” says Detective Brandon Mahoney of the Whitehall Police Department. “They definitely sought out the big-ticket items.”

Detectives believe the suspects must have used a pass code to enter the building without setting off alarms, and they almost got away with it—until police received an anonymous tip and arrested Matthew Dalrymple, 18, and Erich Thomas, 17, in March. When the duo realized that police were onto them, they started dumping their pricey plunder all over town, in commercial trash bins and random dumpsters. Detectives even found a 42-inch plasma TV worth $4,500 at the bottom of a river. “They got spooked,” Mahoney explains.

Most of the stolen goods were recovered and returned to their owners, but police said many items were either destroyed or are still missing. The warehouse had to send out letters over the holidays asking owners to visit their boats and check their belongings to see if their boat had been targeted.

The teens were each charged with five counts of felony larceny and face up to ten years in prison if convicted. Their attorneys would not comment on the case.

210,000
Estimated number of gallons of raw sewage produced in one week by a typical cruise ship, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Things We Like
Now you see it, now you see only half of it. PMY group managing editor Eileen Murphy recently discovered this chef-friendly feature onboard a Grand Banks 70. The forward cabinetry in the galley lifts up at the press of a button and lets the chef hang out with the captain and guests sitting in the helm area. Finally, your culinary companions can sweat over the next meal without being banished from the social scene. It’s a clever design idea that keeps the party going.

June Calendar
2-5. The Dana Point In-Water Boat Show in Dana Point, California. (323) 655-2010. www.dphboatshow.com.
3-6. The 11th-Annual South Florida Boat Show in Miami, Florida. (954) 946-6164. www.soflaboatshow.com.
9-12. The 19th-Annual Spring Boat Show in Los Angeles, California. (714) 633-7581. www.scma.com.
23-26. The 2nd-Annual Summer Boat Show in San Diego, California. (714) 633-7581. www.scma.com.

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