[h=2]Defensive line coach Karl Dunbar told Atlanta police his bag was taken from the team hotel[/h]
Alabama defensive line coach Karl Dunbar left his backpack in a meeting room two days prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. When he returned to retrieve it, the bag, which included Alabama's playbook, was gone.
According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, local authorities have spotted who they believe to be the thief on security footage. As of Thursday night, there were no leads on identifying the shadowy figure in the video.
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Tyisha Fernandes ✔ @TyishaWSB
It's hard to identify this person - but police say he stole an Alabama coach's defensive playbook just 2 days before the national championship game. Watch my live report on Ch2 at 5pm
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Alabama has not commented on the incident, but according to the police report (obtained by ESPN), Dunbar told authorities he lost his game day notebook, wallet, iPad, passport, sunglasses, reading glasses and $1,320 in the bag. Hotel security recovered some of the items in a restroom at the hotel.
The coaching staff did a good job of keeping this news quiet in the time leading up to the game, and didn't mention the incident after defeating Georgia 26-23 in overtime to win the national championship. The WSB-TV reporter who broke the story said that Georgia fans she spoke to don't think it was a Bulldog fan "or [26-23] wouldn't have been the final score."
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Tyisha Fernandes ✔ @TyishaWSB
Who stole an Alabama coach's game day notebook 2 days before the big game? Georgia fans I spoke to said - it wasn't anyone from GA, or this wouldn't have been the final score. Watch my live report on Ch2 at 5:14pm
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2018-01-11T22:01:27+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: January 11, 2018 22:01:27 (UTC)">5:01 PM - Jan 11, 2018</time>
Alabama defensive line coach Karl Dunbar left his backpack in a meeting room two days prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. When he returned to retrieve it, the bag, which included Alabama's playbook, was gone.
According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, local authorities have spotted who they believe to be the thief on security footage. As of Thursday night, there were no leads on identifying the shadowy figure in the video.
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Tyisha Fernandes ✔ @TyishaWSB It's hard to identify this person - but police say he stole an Alabama coach's defensive playbook just 2 days before the national championship game. Watch my live report on Ch2 at 5pm
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Alabama has not commented on the incident, but according to the police report (obtained by ESPN), Dunbar told authorities he lost his game day notebook, wallet, iPad, passport, sunglasses, reading glasses and $1,320 in the bag. Hotel security recovered some of the items in a restroom at the hotel.
The coaching staff did a good job of keeping this news quiet in the time leading up to the game, and didn't mention the incident after defeating Georgia 26-23 in overtime to win the national championship. The WSB-TV reporter who broke the story said that Georgia fans she spoke to don't think it was a Bulldog fan "or [26-23] wouldn't have been the final score."
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Tyisha Fernandes ✔ @TyishaWSB Who stole an Alabama coach's game day notebook 2 days before the big game? Georgia fans I spoke to said - it wasn't anyone from GA, or this wouldn't have been the final score. Watch my live report on Ch2 at 5:14pm
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2018-01-11T22:01:27+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: January 11, 2018 22:01:27 (UTC)">5:01 PM - Jan 11, 2018</time>
