The owner of a local laundromat was fortunate to escape injury
during an attempted buglary of the business Sunday morning,
according to Morgan Hill Police Lt. Joe Sampson.
The owner of a local laundromat was fortunate to escape injury during an attempted buglary of the business Sunday morning, according to Morgan Hill Police Lt. Joe Sampson.
At approximately 6:50am, the owner of the Laundryland in Tennant Station shopping center unlocked the front door of the business and found several of the interior doors open.
As he opened the door to the storage room, he realized the door had hit someone. The suspect, holding a pry bar, then walked out of the store, according to Sampson. The suspect was last seen running away.
The owner drove to the police station to make the report.
“It has the potential to be a very dangerous situation,” Sampson said Monday. “You cannot predict how a suspect will act, and many times they are actually armed.”
The suspect apparently used the pry bar in an attempt to get into the change machine, but he was not successful. Sampson said the suspect likely entered the building through a roof vent.
The suspect was described as a white male, 30-35 years old, approximately 6’2” and 230 pounds and wearing a red cap.
Anyone with information about the attempted burglary or the suspect is asked to contact the police at 779-2101.
