{"id":40736,"date":"2016-08-01T14:29:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T18:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=40736"},"modified":"2016-08-01T14:29:44","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T18:29:44","slug":"early-morning-burglaries-believed-to-be-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2016\/08\/early-morning-burglaries-believed-to-be-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Morning Burglaries Believed To Be Connected"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public\u2019s help identifying two men believed to be responsible for at least a pair of business burglaries early this morning.<\/p>\n

The first incident occurred at\u00a03:39 a.m., when deputies responded to an alarm call at Tropical Self Storage, located at 12644 Palm Beach Boulevard.\u00a0 Upon arrival on scene, officers found that an axe had been used to shatter the front glass door, thus allowing the suspects access to the business.\u00a0 Although the suspects rummaged through the business, it appears they left empty handed.\u00a0 Just over\u00a010 minutes later, a second alarm call came in to Sir Pizza, located at 13302 Palm Beach Boulevard, just a short distance away from Tropical Self Storage.\u00a0 In this incident, two male suspects used an axe to smash through the businesses front glass door.\u00a0 Once inside, the men immediately went to the restaurant\u2019s safe and began hitting it to pry it open.\u00a0 After grabbing the contents of the safe, both men retreated through the bottom half of the front door.<\/p>\n

Surveillance cameras captured images of the men, who both wore masks and gloves during both break-ins.\u00a0 They are described as white males, with a slim build, accompanied at both scenes by a white heavyset female, who wore a bandana and a purple long sleeved shirt.\u00a0 The trio took off in a newer model white Dodge four door sedan.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information on the identities of the suspects, and their current whereabouts, is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477).\u00a0 All callers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.\u00a0 Tips may also be made online at\u00a0www.southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com<\/a>\u00a0or by texting a tip to CRIMES (274637) Keyword: REWARD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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