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The North Carolina home of late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was burglarized weeks after he and six others died in a plane crash last month, officials said Wednesday.
An incident report from the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said the alleged burglary and forced entry into Biffle’s home in Mooresville was reported on Jan. 8. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said investigators believe someone broke into a safe at the home.
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NASCAR Cup Series driver Greg Biffle during the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 20, 2022. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)
Police said $30,000 in cash and a backpack, along with weapons and souvenirs, were stolen.
Campbell said no one was home at the time of the alleged incident. The incident report said the home was last known to be secure on the afternoon of Jan. 7.
No suspect was identified.
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NASCAR Cup Series driver Greg Biffle (44) speaks to the media during the Daytona 500 media day at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida on February 16, 2022. (Mike Dinovo/USA TODAY Sports)
“We’re working on the case. We’re waiting for some digital evidence,” Campbell said.
Biffle, Biffle’s wife, and the driver’s two children, along with three other people, were on a commercial airliner when it crashed in North Carolina on December 18, killing everyone on board.
The Cessna C550 sparked a large fire when it crashed to the ground near an airport runway in Statesville, according to federal officials.
The cause of the accident was not revealed.
Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 Scotch-Brite Ford, talks with Mark Martin, driver of the #55 Aaron’s 2000th Store/Bronx, NY Toyota, on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 29, 2012 in Dover, Delaware. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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A public memorial service for the former NASCAR star and the six others is scheduled for Friday in Charlotte.
