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BURGLARS ENTER STORE OWNED BY ARMENIAN-AMERICAN SHOPKEEPER THROUGH ROOF
epress.am
06.09.2011 14:47
Police are investigating a brazen burglary Sunday at a grocery store,
which burglars entered by cutting a hole in the roof, reports Glendale
News-Press.
The burglary was reported about 7:58 a.m. after Grand Central Market
store owner discovered his business on the 1200 block of North Central
Avenue had been ransacked and about $5,000 was stolen, according to
Glendale Police Department reports.
"It's cowardly," store owner Arbi Faroukhians said of the theft,
which took place late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
Thieves cut a hole into the building's roof and entered the storage
room and bathroom, according to police reports. Police said a hand
saw could have been used to cut the hole.
The portion of the roof was peeled back to allow enough room for an
average-sized person to slide through and into the store, which was
ransacked. Thousands of dollars in cash also was stolen, Sgt. Tom
Lorenz said.
Faroukhians said he noticed debris from the roof was scattered on
the floor, and he also found a knife that didn't belong to him or
store employees.
Video surveillance footage showed debris falling from the ceiling,
but the burglars were not seen, according to police reports.
Police found two shoe prints on a ladder outside the building that
led up to the roof.
Thieves covered the rooftop hole with a swamp cooler, which police
said was removed from another business.
Faroukhians said the store had never been burglarized.
epress.am
06.09.2011 14:47
Police are investigating a brazen burglary Sunday at a grocery store,
which burglars entered by cutting a hole in the roof, reports Glendale
News-Press.
The burglary was reported about 7:58 a.m. after Grand Central Market
store owner discovered his business on the 1200 block of North Central
Avenue had been ransacked and about $5,000 was stolen, according to
Glendale Police Department reports.
"It's cowardly," store owner Arbi Faroukhians said of the theft,
which took place late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
Thieves cut a hole into the building's roof and entered the storage
room and bathroom, according to police reports. Police said a hand
saw could have been used to cut the hole.
The portion of the roof was peeled back to allow enough room for an
average-sized person to slide through and into the store, which was
ransacked. Thousands of dollars in cash also was stolen, Sgt. Tom
Lorenz said.
Faroukhians said he noticed debris from the roof was scattered on
the floor, and he also found a knife that didn't belong to him or
store employees.
Video surveillance footage showed debris falling from the ceiling,
but the burglars were not seen, according to police reports.
Police found two shoe prints on a ladder outside the building that
led up to the roof.
Thieves covered the rooftop hole with a swamp cooler, which police
said was removed from another business.
Faroukhians said the store had never been burglarized.