What happened at Miss Lucille's?

Santa Rosa Pharmacy was hit last week- busted out the glass door in the middle of the night. Obviously drugs, but I guess the coffee and ice cream bandit hit Miss Lucille's?

:angry:

Let's hope the gossip was not stolen.

Biff needs to move down there and take care of this crime wave!

Let's hope the gossip was not stolen.

The gossip was already hot.

Sorry to here about this! We moved from Atlanta years ago where so called smash & grabs happened alot.
I am a licensed 3M Safety & Security window film dealer in SRB and the application of 3M Safety & Security window film can deter or prevent the break ins'.
I have installed many jobs here for Hurricane protection but it was initially designed for this type of scenario!
If I can help anyone please let me know!
Although this is a shamless business plug; I live here too, and can't stand to see this happen to small businesses like myself.


Here to help!
Steve Cobucci
S.C. Designing, Inc.
850-687-0646

Let's hope the gossip was not stolen.

Don't you mean gospel?

String of businesses hit by burglars in South Walton

October 02, 2007
DATE: October 1, 2007
SUBJECT: Numerous Business Burglaries

The Walton County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a series of burglaries that occurred within the last forty eight (48) hours to businesses in South Walton along U.S. Hwy 98. It appears that similar events occurred during the same timeframe in Bay and Okaloosa counties. In Walton County, during the early morning hours on Sunday, burglars struck the Texaco in Inlet Beach, Quiznos and Publix, both in SanDestin. Burglars stole two (2) cash boxes at separate locations and attempted to break into an automated teller machine at a different location. Then in the early morning hours on Monday, burglars struck the Shell Station and Fat Clemenza in SanDestin. This time, burglars were only able to steal cash and a case of beer from one location. Investigators from the Sheriff?s Offices in Walton, Bay, and Okaloosa counties are collaborating and exchanging information to determine if all the events are connected.

Should anyone have any information in reference to these events, please call the Walton County Sheriff's Office at 850-892-8111 or call Crime Stoppers of Walton County at 866-718-TIPS (8477).

Geez.....stolen bikes, surfboards, and now this......what a shame.

Santa Rosa Pharmacy was hit last week- busted out the glass door in the middle of the night. Obviously drugs, but I guess the coffee and ice cream bandit hit Miss Lucille's?

Let's hope the gossip was not stolen.

You're on a roll awfully early in the morning!

I'm an early morning bird.
Hope I don't run into any bandits..... for their sake. I'm gonna brush up on my hong kong phooey.

There's something organized going on in the broad area. They've had similar robbery clusters in Foley and Fairhope, AL and in Niceville in the past couple of weeks, and police suspect it's the same group.

Someone entered our home in DeFuniak Springs in the early morning hours on Sept. 30. They took three sets of keys off our key ring, and we found all three sets several hours later by the trash can by the road. Of course, we've had all our locks changed. Very scary. I wonder if it's related.

Someone entered our home in DeFuniak Springs in the early morning hours on Sept. 30. They took three sets of keys off our key ring, and we found all three sets several hours later by the trash can by the road. Of course, we've had all our locks changed. Very scary. I wonder if it's related.

:shock: were you in the house at the time? did you have the doors locked and alarmed?

According to the Sun, Miss Lucille's was the only local business hit last night - other recent burglaries have included 2 or more.

I hope they catch these people!

any word on this yet

South Walton businesses hit by wave of burglaries
By Sean Boone
October 6, 2007 6:03 AM

Crime scene tape blocks off entry to Miss Lucille?s Gossip Parlor in Gulf Place on Wednesday. (Richard Owen/The Sun)

In the past several weeks, numerous businesses along U.S. Highway 98 and County Road 30A in South Walton were burglarized.
According to the Walton County Sheriff?s Department, a series of burglaries occurred in Okaloosa and Walton Counties during the early morning hours of Sept. 28 and 29.
In South Walton, Publix, Quiznos and Fat Clemenzas in Miramar Beach were hit, as well as the Texaco in Inlet Beach.
On Sept. 20, 15 businesses were hit in Fairhope, Ala., just north of Highway 98.
While authorities cannot say if the burglaries are related, the pattern is similar in the break-ins, where power was cut to a building and entry was gained through a glass door or panel.
No suspects in the Highway 98 burglaries have been released at this time.
During the early morning hours of Sept. 23, the Santa Rosa Pharmacy in Gulf Place on County Road 30A was burglarized for the fifth time this year. Owner Tom Flowers was not surprised with this most recent break-in and said he feels that crime around the area has become a more common trend.
?From what I know, the crime has increased,? said Flowers. ?My wife has 90 clients in a home watch program and she?s also been more aware of break-ins.? Flowers? business is just one of several that have recently been hit by burglars on 30A. On Oct. 3, Miss Lucille?s Gossip Parlor, which is also in the Gulf Place complex, was broken into for the fi rst time. ?I think a lot of the break-ins are seasonal,? said Miss Lucille?s Manager Bette Wagner. ?We?re not insulated just because we?re on 30A.?
Some 30A residents, like Kay Vaness, have begun to question the safety of the community.
?There are gang signs on Nick?s restaurant in Blue Mountain Beach,? said Vaness. ?I sometimes question if I should go jogging at night.?
?I?m not sure it?s as safe a place (on 30A) as everyone believes. I feel like the public should be better informed of what is going on.?

On the plus side, (per Miss Lucille's gossip) the criminals aren't the sharpest tools in the shed. Nothing like robbing a business and being so dumb/uninformed you don't take that day's bank deposit envelope!

I doubt the pharmacy break-ins were by the same people as the others. It's a whole different "style" of thief and thieving.

I doubt the pharmacy break-ins were by the same people as the others. It's a whole different "style" of thief and thieving.

I don't think it was the same folks either, just posted the Sun article for general info on the break-in.