Burglar steals safe from longtime Lexington bakery

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A longtime Lexington bakery, Magee’s, is asking for help with finding the person who broke into their business.

Owner Gregg Higgins says he got a call from his alarm company around 10 p.m. Tuesday that someone had broken the glass window on the front door and gone inside.

Video surveillance footage from inside Magee’s shows the burglar going to the far side of the store and reaching under a desk to grab a safe. The suspect picks up the safe and makes his way out the front door.

Higgins says there was about $300 cash inside.

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Outside security cameras also captured images of a white truck pulling through the parking lot at the same time as the break-in.

Higgins says break-in is disappointing, but it’s not the end of the world.

“I was surprised that this actually occurred, you know, because you never think that it’s going to happen, but, you know, it does occasionally. It does occasionally,” Higgins said.

Magee’s is back open Wednesday serving up hot pastries, breakfast and lunch.

Higgins says police are looking into the break-in and he’s grateful that things weren’t worse.

“These are just nuisances. They’re just nuisances to a point, you know, as long as nobody gets hurt. They didn’t do any vandalizing. There is no vandalism in the building. Nothing was broken. The equipment and the computer screens, and the monitors and everything are still functioning so at that point you just have to say, ‘Hey you’re still in business. You live to fight another day.’ And that’s what you do,” said Higgins.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Lexington Police at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 tips app available at www.p3tips.com.

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