COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Authorities say the widow of an Air Force airman had some of her husband’s belongings stolen from her car while she was in Colorado Springs for a memorial service.
El Paso County Sheriff’s officials say the belongings included a red Garmin wristwatch with a black band and the dog tags of Bradley R. Smith, an Air Force Senior Airman. Smith died in Afghanistan last month.
Authorities say the thief also took two laptops, a digital camera and a cell phone from Smith’s wife after breaking one of her car’s windows while was at a Golden Corral restaurant Tuesday. Tiffany Smith was going to attend a memorial service Wednesday for her husband and four Fort Carson soldiers.
Sheriff Terry Maketa says he “will use every available resource” to get the items back.
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Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call 719-520-7246 or Crime Stoppers 719-634-7867 to remain anonymous.
