WINSLOW TOWNSHIP – State police at DuBois have initiated an investigation into an alleged burglary that occurred Tuesday morning at the Sykesville Eagles located at 135 Sykes Street Ext. in Winslow Township, Jefferson County.
According to state police, three suspects allegedly gained entry to the Sykesville Eagles sometime between 1:25 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. State police indicated that there wasn’t any indicators of forced entry, and the suspects were allegedly wearing masks to conceal their identity.
Once inside the suspects allegedly cut wires for the alarm system and phones. They then allegedly proceeded to break open an ATM machine, which contained $5,000; a ticket machine, which contained $1,000; and a video machine, which contained an unknown amount of cash, state police said.
The suspects also allegedly entered an office area, where they removed two large safes. The safes, according to state police, allegedly contained approximately $13,000. The suspects allegedly loaded up the safes and removed them from the Eagles; they allegedly loaded them into a dark-colored sports utility vehicle before fleeing the scene.
The suspects allegedly stole approximately $23,000. They also allegedly caused $25,000 worth of damage to the Sykesville Eagles’ property, according to state police. Anyone with information is asked to contact the state police at DuBois at 814-371-4652.
