Store Employees Upset After 5 Break-Ins In The Last Six Months

Employees at a convenience store at 21st and Sheridan said they're angry, after different suspects have broken into the store five times.

The burglaries have happened in the span of six months.

In one instance, a suspect took more than $6,000 in cigarettes.

A cashier at the store said it seems like as soon as they get the door or the window fixed, it all happens again.

Surveillance video showed someone breaking into a convenience store at 21st and Sheridan, but it's not the first time it's happened.

"They just keep breaking in and stealing cigarettes, and it's just ridiculous," Michelle Corley said.

Lead Cashier Michelle Corley said it happened once last August, then twice in October, again in December and then again last week.

"They usually throw a big ole rock or we had one had a big ole pipe, like a metal pipe that's really heavy, throw it through the window but it's either the window or the door," she said.

She said police said two of those times have been the same person, but all the other times it's been someone else.

She said they mainly come for cigarettes, with one person stealing more than $6,000 worth.

"What it is, is there's not traffic up and down 21st between Memorial and Sheridan, between 2 and 4 in the morning, and there's no business open around us, so it's all dark except the store," she said.

She said it's frustrating having to get the windows and doors fixed just for it to happen again.

Everyone who works there has had enough.

"This is a lot of money, a lot of money not only on our merchandise but also on glass and stuff," she said.

Corley said if you have any information, to call Crimestoppers at 918-596-COPS.