FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The owner of a Fort Lauderdale cigar shop and liquor store says thieves broke their way into his stores, stealing the cash registers and a bottle of liquor.
It happened Monday at Macabi Cigars at 1221 E. Las Olas Blvd.
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Pat Patel, who owns the cigar shop and liquor store next door for 20 years, says it's the store's first break-in.
Thieves used a cinder block to break the glass on the front door.
A cash register was stolen with money inside. Patel did not say how much was taken, only saying it was a big loss.
Thieves took two cash registers and a bottle of liquor next door and broke a second bottle. Patel showed Local 10 the broken glass and boards put up on the front doors.
Patel says he does have surveillance cameras, but police currently have the footage.