Owner:Attempted thieves made holes

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - A couple of would-be burglars got creative when they tried to break through a cinder block wall of a Chesapeake pharmacy.

It isn't the first time someone has broken into Irwin's Pharmacy on Indian River Road. Owner Larry Barlow says it happens about once a year. This latest attempt, he told WAVY.com, shows the bad guys are getting smarter but are just not smart enough.

"They've cut the telephone lines, I guess for the purpose of disabling the security alarm," Barlow said. He showed WAVY.com where someone broke through two cinder blocks, presumably using a sledge hammer.

"Apparently one got in through there and realized he was stuck, couldn't get in any farther so he came back out." Barlow went on to say police were waiting because when they cut the phone line, an internet back up line immediately notified police.

Even if they had gotten in, Barlow said they wouldn't have gotten far. The holes they made led to a storage room and that room is secured from the rest of the store with locks and a heavy bar.

Barlow told us police caught one of the guys and the other got away. Police have not released the suspects' identities at this time.

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Owner:Attempted thieves made holes