ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A North Valley business plaza said someone smashed their way into the building with a sledgehammer, and it happened more than once over the weekend.
“It’s very frustrating just because, you know, we’re a small business as it is. We work hard to just have what we have and then to have to deal with that. It is very frustrating, exhausting, and you don’t feel safe. You don’t feel comfortable,” said Hype ABQ Nutrition Owner Madonna.
The Hype ABQ Nutrition is located on 4th St. near Griegos; the owner said the break-in happened early Saturday morning with someone using a sledgehammer to break a hole in the back wall.
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Surveillance footage inside showed the man stealing money from the cash register then struggling to squeeze his way out through the gaping hole.
“To actually fix the hole, just the boarding and stuff like that, was about $200, and then the cash we had about $200. It’s a good thing we didn’t have anything else, and the alarm system went off, so that kind of got them out of there.”