093 The Case of the Safecracker's Secret by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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An Unusual Skyline

“Bingo!” cried Bess. “This could be the clue that turns this case around.” Realizing she’d said more than she should have in front of the police officer, Bess clamped a hand over her mouth and gave Nancy a guilty look.

Ramirez eyed the girls curiously. “What kind of school project is this, anyway?”

Nancy quickly covered for Bess. “It’s sort of like practice detective work,” she explained. “Our teacher gave us a case to solve, and our assignment was to find out about Bob Davis. She got his name out of an old Bentley newspaper.” Nancy studied the sergeant’s face, hoping he wouldn’t ask any more questions.

Sergeant Ramirez shrugged, seeming satisfied. “Sounds like fun.”

“Baker’s got quite a record,” Nancy commented, pushing for a few more clues. “Is there any way we can get more information on him?”

“He’s got to have a file,” Sergeant Ramirez told her. “Let me check.” The officer touched the rod to the screen and brought up the main menu again. In less than a minute Nancy found herself staring at a document titled “The Hit and Run Gang.”

“The Hit and Run Gang?” Bess asked. “What does that have to do with David Baker?”

“You’ll have to read it,” said Sergeant Ramirez. “Here, let me print it out for you.” He touched the screen again. Instantly, Nancy heard a whirring noise from deep inside the console. Stooping down, Ramirez opened the console door and tore a length of paper out of the printer. Then he separated three pages along the perforations and handed them to Nancy.

“You can read this over there,” he told the girls, indicating a row of orange molded plastic chairs along the wall of the lobby.

“Thanks, Sergeant,” Nancy said sincerely. “You’ve been a big help.”

The officer flashed a friendly smile. “Hope you get an A,” he said with a wink.

Nancy was excited as she and her friends hurried over to the plastic chairs. This was something important. She could feel it. Clearing her throat, she read aloud from the computer printout.

“David Baker, a former employee of the U.S. Mint, was convicted of stealing government plates and counterfeiting ten-dollar bills. He escaped from prison and later became a member of the notorious ‘Hit and Run Gang,’ a highly successful team of bank robbers.

“The Hit and Run Gang, headed by the husband-and-wife team of Jake and Jasmine Sims, robbed over one hundred banks. In their final robbery, in which they got away with over half a million dollars from the Rushton Savings Bank in Rushton, Ohio, most of the gang members were captured. Only Jasmine, Jake, and Baker escaped. All three disappeared. The money was never recovered.

“Baker moved to Bentley, Illinois, where he lived under the alias Bob Davis. He was finally arrested by federal investigators at his home there. He is currently Serving a life sentence in the Illinois Federal Penitentiary. Jake and Jasmine Sims remain at large.”

“Wow.” George let out a low whistle and shook her head. “That’s quite a story. Maybe it’s that half a million dollars that Baker has hidden inside his safe-deposit box.

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