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05-03-28
22:07:43
LINDALE, Texas - Smith County Constable Dennis Taylor recently received the strangest case in his life. A pair of thieves dismantled an entire three-bedroom brick house in the East Texas town of Lindale and carried it away until a pile of dirt was all that remained. When Taylor first got the call reporting a stolen house, he asked, "Is is a trailer house, ma'am?" "No, it's a brick house," the real estate company representative replied. The alleged crooks, Brandon Parmer and Darrell Maxfield, spent three months carting away bricks and shingles. They worked slowly during the daylight hours without being questioned about their work. Apparently, people assumed that it was the work of two retail stores laying new foundations nearby. Authorities believe the suspects took apart the house and sold it for drugs.