Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to Buck Creek Carry Out around 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday on report of a break-in.
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According to a court affidavit, the responding deputy found two rocks that were thrown at one of the business’ windows, but nothing appeared to be missing from the store.
Court documents say witness statements from neighbors led a deputy from the sheriff’s office to the suspects, who were seen walking in the area. In one case, the two actually stopped to talk with a neighbor and told him there was something going on at the carry out.
The pair left the store without taking anything, and they were taken into custody within minutes of the business’ alarm sounding, according to an incident report.
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The affidavit states that the deputy was able to confirm the suspects’ identities thanks to surveillance footage at the business.
The carry out’s owner, Sharon Eldridge said the two were in the store earlier that afternoon handling guns, probably casing the place.
She locks every gun in a safe at night out of an abundance of caution, she said. She’s put additional safeguards in place after other break ins, like two sets of metal pull-down doors. Her only loss from Tuesday’s break in was a $1000 window that needed to be repaired.
“You take every precaution to keep it out of those kinds of people’s hands,” she said.
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