(Imperial) A would-be thief fired shots at a homeowner who lives on Summer Circle near Mastodon State Park in Imperial early Friday morning. During a press conference held Monday at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Hillsboro, Sheriff Dave Marshak described the incident.
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Sheriff Marshak says there have been over 40 vehicle breaks ins, by what the investigators believe, is two or three groups of persons using a coordinated effort to commit these crimes.
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Most of the vehicle breaks-ins have occurred in the northern portion of the I-55 corridor or along the Highway 141 corridor. The Imperial homeowner was not injured after the shooting attempt. A video of the incident can be viewed on the KJFF Facebook Page.