Soon after creating a new job for a sheriff’s office employee who will use data to combat crime, Shawnee County commissioners heard Monday from one of their department heads who was personally violated by burglaries committed last week as she slept.
“I’m standing before you not just as an employee but as a citizen of Shawnee County and, most importantly, as a mother,” said human resources director Angela Lewis.
Last Wednesday night, she said, “someone broke into our home while we were sleeping and stole my car and my purse and burglarized our home.”
Lewis indicated the garage door opener from her car was used to gain entry into her home.
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