Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Cash Drawers Stolen from Ashland Food Mart

Police are investigating a break in and burglary of the Ashland Food Mart over the weekend.

According to Ashland Police, on Sunday, around 4:00am, police were called to respond to Ashland Food Mart, located at 300 West Centre Street for a business alarm call.

When police arrived, they found the front glass door had been broken into.

Police reviewed security footage, which shown a male wearing a mask and gloves, dressed in khaki pants and a dark hooded sweatshirt, taking the cash drawer and lottery machine drawer.

The suspect also stole cigarettes.

It is unknown how much cash and cigarettes were stolen.

Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact the Ashland Police Department at (570) 875-2600 or the Schuylkill County Communication Center at (570) 462-1991.

** Editor's Note:  We are still working on getting the surveillance footage of the incident. **