The Brief
- A thief smashed through the front door of Reid’s Deli in Mableton around 1:30 a.m. Monday, getting away with payroll checks, a checkbook and three cash bags.
- The manager said the suspect spent just 90 seconds inside the 60-year-old business before taking metal bars off the backdoor and fleeing.
- Regular customers and staff are calling the break-in heartbreaking, noting the small mom-and-pop shop frequently hosts fundraisers to give back to kids and families in need.
MABLETON, Ga. – A burglar smashed into Reid’s Deli in Mableton around 1:30 a.m. Monday, stealing cash bags and payroll checks from the 60-year-old business in under two minutes, according to the manager.
Reid’s Deli burglary investigation
What we know:
A thief smashed through the front glass door of Reid’s Deli near Mableton around 1:30 a.m. Monday, according to manager Cissy Collins. The suspect kicked open an office door inside and stole payroll checks, a checkbook and three cash bags in roughly a minute and a half.
The suspect did not exit through the shattered front door. Instead, Collins said the intruder took time to remove metal bars from the backdoor, opened the back gate, and ran down the road.
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