While the Holmes High School football team battled in a district game at Gustafson Stadium, someone broke into their campus locker room just a mile away, stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of personal belongings.
Northside Independent School District police said there were 14 victims in the Friday night burglary, with items including jewelry, cash, and credit and debit cards taken. The estimated total loss is around $3,400.
Head coach Pete Padilla said the team had just returned from a tough loss on the field when they discovered the locker room ransacked.
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“You just saw things on the floor that weren’t usual,” Padilla said. “Bags on the ground that are never usually there.”
He said the damage extended beyond the mo