The business owners call it a learning opportunity to add even more security measures. As they have had two break-ins in less than seven days.
The most recent break-in was this morning. The alarm didn’t go off because the burglar came in through the wall. So, they didn’t find out what happened until they showed up to work this morning.
What we know:
An overnight burglar took a bizarre route to break into a Deep Ellum bakery.
Owners of The Peach Cobbler Factory say the crooks first used a crowbar to get into a neighboring suite under construction and then busted through the connecting dry wall.
After the suspect shimmied through the hole in the wall at 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning, a man in a hood is seen crawling on the kitchen floor with a flashlight.
In the surveillance video, it looks like the thief is looking for something specific.
At one point, he climbs onto the kitchen counter and takes a peek at the front counter. Eventually, he eyes the safe in the back area.
What they’re saying:
Co-owner Malcolm Durham says a safe was swiped from his business off Canton Street.
“We don’t keep a lot of money in the safe. That is the most perplexing thing to me,” said Durham.
“He actually crawled back through the hole with the safe and went out through the other suite.”
The backstory:
On September 30, someone tried to break down the back door in the middle of the night but was unsuccessful. More locks were installed last week, but the business is now wondering if the same person came back again on Tuesday.
Durham is trying to stay positive at The Peach Cobbler Factory. He and his husband’s pride and joy.
“No one is going to push us out of this community, especially not petty theft,” he said.
What’s next:
FOX 4 reached out to Dallas police…