Burglars Crash Into Store, Steal Safe
POSTED: Thursday, January 3, 2008
UPDATED: 12:31 pm CST January 3,
2008
HOUSTON -- Two men smashed a pickup truck into a convenience store Thursday to get to a safe, officials told KPRC Local 2.
Slideshow: Safe Stolen In Smash-And-Grab
Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables said the men moved a propane tank cage before they backed into a wall at a Citgo station in the 24400 block of Kuykendahl Road at about 1:45 a.m.The men were inside the store for about a minute, detectives said. They rolled a safe out and put it in their Ford F-150, officials said. There was not a license plate on the pickup truck, officials said.Investigators said the men got away with about $15,000 in cash and lottery tickets that were in the safe.The damage to the store was estimated to be valued at $80,000.
Copyright 2008 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Slideshow: Safe Stolen In Smash-And-Grab
Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables said the men moved a propane tank cage before they backed into a wall at a Citgo station in the 24400 block of Kuykendahl Road at about 1:45 a.m.The men were inside the store for about a minute, detectives said. They rolled a safe out and put it in their Ford F-150, officials said. There was not a license plate on the pickup truck, officials said.Investigators said the men got away with about $15,000 in cash and lottery tickets that were in the safe.The damage to the store was estimated to be valued at $80,000.
Copyright 2008 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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