Burglar breaks into Shadyside’s Henne Jewelers, leaves empty-handed
A burglar got into a Shadyside jewelry store early Tuesday morning, but left with nothing.
The jewelry at Henne Jewelers was in a vault and out of the burglar’s reach, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported Tuesday.
Officers responded to an alarm at the store in the 5500 block of Walnut Street around 3 a.m., a Pittsburgh police spokeswoman said. They found a front window had been smashed, and the actor had fled the scene.
Surveillance video shows a man using a crowbar to break the glass on a door to the business. After getting inside, he goes to a back case, sees nothing he can take, and leaves with an empty bag.
The store’s owner told WPXI that, after a burglary 10 years ago, they don’t leave any jewelry out at night; it’s all kept in a vault. The burglar apparently did not notice, or heed, a sign stating that fact.
The Pittsburgh police spokeswoman said the incident remains under investigation.
Brian Rittmeyer is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Brian at 724-226-4701, brittmeyer@tribweb.com or via Twitter @BCRittmeyer.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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