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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - At slightest 2 radical are sought aft being caught connected surveillance footage burglarizing a concern successful Clovis aboriginal Sunday morning.
Clovis Police study they responded to a burglary alarm telephone conscionable aft 2:15 a.m. astatine Grill Masters BBQ connected Clovis Avenue. Officers recovered the backmost doorway open, but nary 1 was inside.
Owner Jesse Cortez says helium was heavy dormant erstwhile his woman woke him up to archer him their concern was breached into.
"It takes maine astir 15 minutes to get here, and past I noticed the registry is not there, and I go, '[Gasp] Man, idiosyncratic got successful here," helium explained. "Clovis PD were already successful the back, and they were like, 'Yeah, they went done each your stuff.'"
Surveillance footage shows the burglars making aggregate attempts to pry the locked doorway unfastened earlier yet breaking it loose. Two suspects are seen rummaging done drawers and breaking unfastened the currency register.
"It's heartbreaking due to the fact that they lone got maybe, let's conscionable accidental $150, but they did astir $3,000 worthy of damage," helium expressed.
Cortez says this is his business's archetypal break-in successful the location's 14 years of service.
"We've had worldly stolen successful the back, we've caught guys stealing wood, caught guys going done each our stuff, but ne'er thing similar this," helium said.
Cortez says thankfully, they don't permission overmuch wealth overnight and are adjacent to the surrounding community, who person cameras that could assistance with the investigation.
"What I did contiguous was I went and warned each the neighbors about, 'Hey, beryllium careful, beryllium vigilant astir what's going connected due to the fact that present I cognize however they're breaking into these doors,'" helium said.
Despite the harm caused, Cortez says helium is grateful nary 1 was wounded and thing invaluable was taken.
"We inactive person everything but for a registry and a backmost door. Other than that, we'll beryllium operating [Monday]," helium said. "They are not going to deter america from working."
