Crime & Safety

Man Breaks into Maplewood Store

Takes lottery tickets.

 

A burglar broke into the convenience store and made off with a stash of lottery tickets, according to the Maplewood Police Department.

In the early morning hours of Aug. 3, someone  reported seeing a man exiting a broken window of the store and entering a van parked in the lot next to the store. The store is at 745 Prospect St. just south of Springfield Avenue. According to Sgt. Christopher Black, a similar burglary took place in Union Township one hour before, and police have identified possible suspects. Sgt. Black said the police are reviewing surveillance video.

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The burglary is under investigation.

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