Thief smashes glass to steal cash and alcohol from Mexican restaurant

Posted on Fri, Aug 3, 2012 : 10:10 a.m.

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A security camera captured this image of a suspect in the burglary of the Los Amigos restaurant.

A thief used a brick to smash a glass door at the Los Amigos Mexican Restaurantin Ypsilanti Township and then stole cash and booze Thursday morning, police said.

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A security camera caught this image of a suspect fleeing.

The man unlocked the door to the restaurant, 2851 E. Michigan Ave. after smashing a hole in the glass, Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputies said.

He took the cash register drawer, containing only coins, and a couple of bottles of alcohol.

An alarm alerted deputies to the burglary about 6:20 a.m., police said in a news release.

In security video footage, the man appears to be black with a thin build. He was wearing a hat, jeans, a short-sleeved shirt and black shoes with a white stripe. The shoes may have a Nike emblem on them, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s department confidential tip line at (734) 973-7711 or 1-800-SPEAK UP.


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