Criminals goal Marietta enterprise forward of Christmas
Police in Marietta need assistance discovering whoever broke right into a pie store, and made off with the money register and protected. It occurred on what homeowners say is among the largest sale days of the yr.
MARIETTA, Ga. – Police in Marietta need assistance discovering whoever broke right into a pie store and made off with the money register and protected.
Lauren Bolden owns the Pie Bar along with her husband. She says the break-in occurred on one of many largest sale days of the yr.
“December twenty third is our huge push day. So now we have tons of and tons of and tons of of oldsters exhibiting up at this time to select up their pies,” Bolden stated.
Whereas her workforce ought to be getting ready to ship out tons of of pies simply days earlier than Christmas, they’re working to establish who pressured their approach into their Marietta location early Friday morning.
“We entered the shop and noticed that our register has been taken full of money in addition to the protected. Fortunately, no pies had been taken, so we had been fortunate in that approach,”
Bolden believes the thieves had been no amateurs. She believes they’re simply one in all a number of companies within the space focused.
“The people that broke in. they knew what they had been doing, and so they got here ready. They introduced a glass shattering gadget to get into our entrance door right here,” she stated. “They broke by means of right here and entered beneath. They had been carrying gloves. They knew what they knew what was happening,”
This comes at one of many busiest instances for the enterprise.
“January within the pie enterprise is horrible for us. October by means of December pays these January and February payments,” she stated.
As police work to establish who’s accountable, Bolden says enterprise homeowners within the Marietta Sq. look out for each other.
“We’re actually enthusiastic about be being part of the Marietta Sq. and I do know that sounds loopy seeing that we had been simply damaged into, but it surely actually is a objective we’re right here due to the neighborhood right here pulls collectively and is tremendous robust,” she stated.
A number of companies have already vowed to share proceeds with the Pie bar.
Anybody with details about the housebreaking is requested to name the Marietta Police Division.
