Common link in restaurant burglaries
Pubs and restaurants in Drouin have been the target of a series of burglaries over consecutive nights last week. Police believe the burglaries at Middels restaurant, the Royal Hotel and Robin Hood Hotel are all related. Police reported a male was...
Pubs and restaurants in Drouin have been the target of a series of burglaries over consecutive nights last week.
Police believe the burglaries at Middels restaurant, the Royal Hotel and Robin Hood Hotel are all related.
Police reported a male was captured on security footage walking towards the front door of the Robin Hood Hotel at Drouin West shortly after 4am on Thursday morning.
The man allegedly forced open the front door which triggered an alarm.
Police said three cash registers were forced open but contained no cash. The offender also attempted to force open an onsite ATM machine.
The offender located a quantity of cash before leaving.
Police said the man was wearing a balaclava, dark hoodie and carrying a backpack and crowbar.
Security footage at the Royal Hotel in Main South Rd showed a male walking up and down stairs at the back of the building at 4.13am on Wednesday.
Police said a crowbar was used to force entry to the premises.
Two cash registers were forced open and a quanity of cash was stolen.
A third cash register was stolen but was found nearby.
Police said the man was wearing a balaclava, black clothing and carrying a backpack and crowbar.
The burglary at Middels occurred overnight on Monday night. Police said the offender turned off power at the meter box before forcing entry to the Princes Way restaurant.
Police said the offender forced open a cash register before stealing a quantity of cash, a tip jar and the cash float from a drawer.
CCTV footage showed a man walking around the premises at 3.42am.Last week's incidents follow a burglar in which alcohol was stolen from Lucianos in Drouin two weeks ago.