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February 21, 2013
Equipment thieves thwarted by GPS system
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Mini-excavators such as this Kubota U-30 are favorites among thieves due to their portability.
Thieves probably thought they were getting away with $70,000 in construction equipment they took during the night of Feb. 6 from a Tacoma job site.
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