Smash & Grab Burglar Steals from Rochester-Area Restaurant, Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office Investigating
Oronoco, MN (KROC-AM News)- Local authorities are investigating another Rochester-area restaurant burglary.
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It’s the second restaurant burglary reported in as many days to law enforcement. Both burglaries were reported to authorities on Wednesday morning.
Rochester police are continuing their investigation of a burglary at Whistle Binkies on the Lake in southeast Rochester.
Officers responding to an alarm found the front door opened and tampered with and a damaged ATM in the entry way around 2 a.m. Wednesday.
Police say no money was missing and no arrests have been announced as of Thursday morning.
Tilly's in Oronoco, MN Hit by Smash-and-Grab Burglary, Money Stolen from Pull Tab Machine
About eight hours after Rochester police responded to the Whistle Binkies burglary, The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported burglary at Tilly’s in Oronoco.
Captain Tim Parkin says responding deputies discovered a smashed glass patio door. The suspect then entered the bar area, broke open the pull tab machine and stole several hundred dollars, the sheriff’s office report says.
The investigation into the restaurant smash-and-grab burglary and theft, which is believed to have happened between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, is ongoing.
Parkin says no evidence has been uncovered that indicates the Tilly’s and Whistle Binkies burglaries are connected so far. No other information is available.
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