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Police briefs 06/01/07

A construction worker who was killed Wednesday in an accident near Eastwood Towne Center has been identified as Thomas Lee Passinault, 35, from Corunna, Mich., according to a release from Lansing Township Police Department.The accident occurred while Passinault was operating a dump truck near a Burns Trucking vehicle operated by Matthew Burns, 28. The Burns truck, which also was dumping dirt, shifted, causing the trailer to roll sideways onto Passinault's truck.Passinault was pronounced dead at the scene and Burns was treated for minor injuries and released from Sparrow Hospital.A burglary occurred in Phillips Hall between May 25 and May 29 when an employee noticed about $2,000 worth of damage to two vending machines, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.The building's doors showed no signs of a forced entry, and it was undetermined how much money was stolen, however, the doors to the machines and the mechanical systems were damaged, McGlothian-Taylor said.The incident is still under investigation.Ashley A. Smith

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