Berea Dairy Queen burglarized

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November 19, 2008

Ronica Shannon The Richmond Register Wed Nov 19, 2008, 08:11 AM EST

BEREA — Police are looking for the person(s) who turned the Berea Dairy Queen drive-thru into a break-in.

The restaurant was broken into Saturday between 3 and 5 a.m. with the drive-thru window being the point of entry, according to Capt. Ken Clark, public relations officer for the Berea Police Department.

“They broke the window, threw papers around and scattered tools around the place,” he said.

An undetermined amount of money was taken from the restaurant and there was evidence that someone had tried to gain entry into the safe, Clark said.

“They used a grinder to cut through the sheet metal, but there was concrete on the other side,” he said.

Berea police, along with help from the Richmond Police Department, are now in the process of reviewing surveillance videos located in and around the restaurant.

There are no suspects at this time, Clark said.

However, there seems to be some similarities between this Dairy Queen burglary and the Dairy Queen burglary that occurred Thursday, Nov. 13, in Richmond.

“Of course we’re investigating it, but we haven’t actually been able to connect them yet,” Clark said.

Anyone with information about the Berea or Richmond Dairy Queen burglaries are encouraged to call the Berea Police Department at 986-8456 or the Richmond Police Department at 623-8911.

Recent Berea arrests

• On Nov. 14, Berea police arrested Juan G. Meza, 32, of the 100 block of Phillips Street, for fourth-degree assault.

• On Nov. 14, Berea police arrested William R. Graves, 44, of Paint Lick, on a Madison County warrant for non-payment of fines and a Rockcastle County warrant for harassing communication and terroristic threatening.

• On Nov. 16, Berea police arrested Alex H. Branch, 49, of the 200 block of Glades Street, for alcohol intoxication, having a controlled substance not in its original container, third-degree possession of a controlled substance and on a Madison County warrant for contempt of court.

• On Nov. 17, Berea police arrested James R. Willis, 19, of Brodhead, on a fourth-degree assault warrant.

Other reported crimes

• On Nov. 2, the owner of a storage unit on Mayde Road reported that $6,740 worth of items were missing from the unit. Among the items missing were antique coins, a television and other electronics, Clark said. There are no suspects at this time.

• On Nov. 3, a 1991 Chevrolet S-10 truck valued at $1,000 containing $800 worth of tools was stolen on N. Broadway Street.

• On Nov. 4, the window of a vehicle parked at Indian Fort Theater was broken and $720 worth of items were stolen from the car.

• On Nov. 5, residents on the 100 block of Berenwood Drive reported two tires, valued at $150, were taken from their front yard.

• On Nov. 5, an unlocked vehicle was entered while parked in the Berea Community school bus parking lot. Items valued at $77 were taken.

• On Nov. 9, $91.01 was taken from the Tobacco Shed on the 400 block of Richmond Road. A large rock was thrown through a window to gain entry.

• On Nov. 11, a resident on the 300 block of Baugh Street reported that her purse and contents, valued at $327, were taken from her home.

Anyone with information about the aforementioned crimes is encouraged to call the Berea Police Department at 986-8456.

Ronica Shannon can be reached at rshannon@richmondregister.com or 623-1669, Ext. 234.

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