Thieves Hit Liquor Store
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
A break-in reported at 8 a.m. Thursday likely occurred about 4:30 a.m., when an alarm company was notified of a power outage there.
An employee of Service Liquors, Lake City Highway, Warsaw, discovered the break-in when she came to work. A section of siding on the back of the building was torn off and wood sheeting behind that was broken out, allowing the suspect(s) to gain entry to the building.
Police noted that several items appeared to be out of place in the business, including the fact that all of the switches in the fuse panel were in the "off" position and a cooler door was ajar.
The owner of the business, Ed Likens, told Warsaw police he was contacted by his alarm company about 4:30 a.m. Thursday and advised that there was a loss of power to the business, but the backup power had kicked in. Likens told police he asked the alarm company employee if he needed to go and check the business, but was told that wasn't necessary.
Several drawers in a back office appeared to have been ransacked, but nothing is believed missing from the office. Officials will not know whether any merchandise is missing until an inventory is completed at the business.
Damage to the store is estimated at $300.
The incident remains under investigation. [[In-content Ad]]
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A break-in reported at 8 a.m. Thursday likely occurred about 4:30 a.m., when an alarm company was notified of a power outage there.
An employee of Service Liquors, Lake City Highway, Warsaw, discovered the break-in when she came to work. A section of siding on the back of the building was torn off and wood sheeting behind that was broken out, allowing the suspect(s) to gain entry to the building.
Police noted that several items appeared to be out of place in the business, including the fact that all of the switches in the fuse panel were in the "off" position and a cooler door was ajar.
The owner of the business, Ed Likens, told Warsaw police he was contacted by his alarm company about 4:30 a.m. Thursday and advised that there was a loss of power to the business, but the backup power had kicked in. Likens told police he asked the alarm company employee if he needed to go and check the business, but was told that wasn't necessary.
Several drawers in a back office appeared to have been ransacked, but nothing is believed missing from the office. Officials will not know whether any merchandise is missing until an inventory is completed at the business.
Damage to the store is estimated at $300.
The incident remains under investigation. [[In-content Ad]]