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01/14 14:26 CST NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's North Carolina home burglarized
weeks after plane crash, officials say
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's North Carolina home burglarized weeks after plane
crash, officials say
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) --- Sheriff's deputies are investigating an alleged
break-in and theft last week at the North Carolina home of retired NASCAR
driver Greg Biffle, one of seven people who died in a plane crash last month.
The alleged burglary and forcible entry into the Biffle home in Mooresville was
reported Jan. 8, according to an incident report from the Iredell County
Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Darren Campbell said Wednesday that investigators believe someone
entered a safe in the home. In addition to $30,000 in cash and a backpack
identified in the incident report as stolen, Campbell said some guns and
memorabilia also are gone.
Campbell said no arrests have been made, and that no one else was in the home
at the time of the alleged crimes. The incident report said the home was last
known secure the afternoon of Jan. 7.
"We're working the case. We are waiting on some digital evidence," Campbell
said, adding that interviews also were being conducted.
A business jet carrying Biffle, Biffle's wife and two children and three others
crashed Dec. 18 while trying to return to an airport in Statesville --- located
about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Charlotte --- minutes after taking off
from there.
Federal investigators said the Cessna C550 erupted into a large fire when it
hit the ground short of the runway. Everyone on board died.
No cause of the crash has been released. Biffle was one of three people on
board with a pilot's license. Investigators said during the crash's immediate
aftermath that they didn't know who was the lead pilot on the flight.
A public memorial service for Biffle, who won 19 NASCAR Cup Series races over
his career, and the six others killed is scheduled for Friday morning at a
Charlotte arena.
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