Report: Suspects leave blood drops after Springfield smoke shop burglary

Police are investigating a burglary that was reported Monday morning at a Springfield business.

Officers were dispatched around 9 a.m. to East Main Smoke Shop, 1814 E. Main St., in reference to a burglary, according to a Springfield police report.

When police arrived, an employee told them the store has been closed due to COVID-19 and that the front door was still locked when he arrived.

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“Unknown suspect(s) broke out the front window but couldn’t gain entry due to the security boards put in place behind the glass,” the report says.

The employee said an alarm was set, but it never went off.

“Suspect(s) then broke out the glass in the front door and damaged the front metal door. Suspect(s) entered the business and broke two display glass cases,” the report says.

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The suspect(s) took an unknown amount of vape machines and fled, leaving blood drops on the glass counter, the report says.

No suspect or witness information was available.

Springfield police continue their investigation into this burglary.

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