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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 says the alleged burglary and forced entry into Biffle’s Mooresville home was reported on Jan. 8. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said investigators believe someone broke into a safe in 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 were stolen, in addition to guns and memorabilia.
Campbell said no one was in the house at the time of the alleged incident. The incident report states the home was last secured on the afternoon of January 7.
No suspects have been identified.
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NASCAR Cup Series driver Greg Biffle (44) speaks to the press during media day for the Daytona 500 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 digital evidence,” Campbell said.
Biffle, his wife, the driver’s two children and three others were on a corporate jet when it crashed in North Carolina on December 18, killing everyone on board.
The Cessna C550 caught fire when it hit the ground before the landing strip at a Statesville airport, according to federal officials.
No cause of the accident has been released.
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Scotch-Brite Ford, talks to Mark Martin, driver of the No. 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 planned for Friday in Charlotte.
