Store damaged during burglary attempt
BY AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
1/16/13 at 10:40 AM
A Tulsa police officer responding to a burglary alarm at a convenience store Wednesday found the front of the business heavily damaged by a vehicle.
Police were called to the Shell gas station near Pine Street and U.S. 169 around 2 a.m. after dispatchers received a call about a tripped burglary alarm at the business.
A south-facing partial wall was struck, shattering the store’s front doors and windows and toppling several 12-foot displays of grocery items.
Investigators determined a pickup apparently drove through the doors after an unsuccessful attempt to gain entry by backing into the business, said Cpl. Dan Miller.
A pickup with a stolen license plate was found burning south of the business around the time of the burglary attempt, he said. The vehicle contained a large logging chain that investigators believe may have been used to try to steal the store’s ATM.
Detectives were attempting to find a legible identification number on the pickup and were awaiting the store’s surveillance recordings several hours later.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS (2677), online at tulsaworld.com/crimestoppers or via text message at CRIMES (274637). Text tips should begin with “Tip918.” Tipsters can remain anonymous and may earn a reward.
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Tulsa police were called to the Shell gas station at 11015 E. Pine St. on Wednesday after receiving a call that a burglary alarm at the business had been tripped. Officers found a south-facing partial wall had been struck, shattering the store’s front doors and several windows. AMANDA BLAND/Tulsa World
Police were called to the Shell gas station at 11015 E. Pine St. on Wednesday after receiving a call that a burglary alarm at the business had been tripped. Qfficers found a south-facing partial wall had been struck, shattering the store’s front doors and several windows. AMANDA BLAND/Tulsa World
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